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This book explores the way that forms of economic policymaking are sustained and challenged by everyday practices across Southeast Asia.
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Tumirah harus hadir di sebuah wilayah yang tidak tepat. Pesanggrahan. Sebuah wilayah di pinggiran hutan yang telah terseret debu kemodernan – para generasi mudanya lebih suka memilih hijrah mencari pekerjaan ke kota – meski tanpa skil memadai. Lalu ketika pulang membawa warna baru bagi desa Pesanggrahan. Sementara generasi tuanya mulai tidak peduli dengan iklim pendidikan di desanya. Mereka lebih suka menjadi ‘para penjelajah hutan’ dan bangga dengan atribut itu. Dan mereka mewariskan tradisi sebagai penjelajah hutan kepada anak-anak mereka. Pendidikan di Pesanggrahan mati suri bahkan hampir tak tersentuh kecuali oleh seorang pendatang : Pak Solikhan dan Khotimah ( Emak Imah ) – ge...
The essays of Post-Islamism bring together young and established scholars and activists from different parts of the Muslim World and the West to discuss their research on the changing discourses and practices of Islamist movements and Islamic states largely in the Muslim majority countries.
This dictionary documents the vast storehouse of unusual words, phrases, idioms and expressions used by Baba Chinese communities in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and elsewhere. It aims to help younger Babas learn and maintain this unique language. An introduction to the language, a glossary and notes on cherki (a popular Baba game) are also included.
Crossroads: A Success Guide for New Graduates features the lessons, revelations and even the myths when one steps into the landscape between academia and career exploration. Through a series of personal recollections and anecdotes, this book highlights the author’s extensive experience over the years, providing captivating yet philosophical angles or even questions on various topics such as education, life, and career.
Malaysia and South Africa implement the most extensive affirmative action programmes worldwide. This book explores why and how to effect preferential treatment which has been utilized in the pursuit of inter-ethnic parity, specifically in higher education, high-level occupations, enterprise development and wealth ownership. Through methodical and critical analyses of data on education, workforce and population, the book evaluates the primary objectives of increasing majority representation in education, employment, enterprise and ownership. The book also critically considers questions of the attainments and limitations of ethnic preferential treatment in reducing disparity, the challenges of developing capability and reducing dependency and the scope for policy reforms.
"This edited volume forms a compilation of new works on architecture, fine arts, crafts, film, music, dance, theatre, new media, design, advertising, publishing, research and development software, television and radio, which look at the dynamics and impact of the convergence of the arts within the context of the creative industries. They debate issues of engaging audiences through convergence, participation, collaboration and agency in the transformation of traditions, creation of alternative methodologies, education, digital media and design, as well as representation in the creative arts. This book promotes dialogue between and across disciplines with a focus on the varied historical, cultural and technological settings in different parts of the world in which convergence is located. The proceedings describe some of the ways that convergence is restructuring culture and society and the relationship between audiences, producers and content in Asia. Convergence involves changes in the methods culture is created and consumed."--Preface and acknowledgements.