TY - BOOK AU - Vadaketh,Sudhir Thomas TI - Floating on a Malayan breeze: travels in Malaysia and Singapore SN - 9789882208841 AV - DS592 .F563 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Singapore PB - NUS Press KW - Vadaketh, Sudhir Thomas KW - Electronic Books N1 - "First published by Hong Kong University Press"--Title page verso; 2; Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Forgotten histories; 2: Two countries separated at birth; 3: The end of dominance: Part I; 4: The end of dominance: Part II; 5: Not civil enough; 6: Alibaba and the thieves; 7: Some are more equal than others; Plate 1-16; 8: Colour matters; 9: The influx of God and migrants; 10: The joy of families and security; 11: The stress of work and city life; Epilogue; Notes; Index; 2; b N2 - "What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims -- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=513037&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -