Malaysian Maverick Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times
Mahathir Mohamad turned Malaysia into one of the developing world's most successful economies. He adopted pragmatic economic policies alongside repressive political measures and showed that Islam was compatible with representative government and modernization. He emerged as a Third World champi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke [England]
Palgrave MacMillan
2009
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| Series: | Critical studies of the Asia Pacific series
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Add Tag | Summary: | Mahathir Mohamad turned Malaysia into one of the developing world's most successful economies. He adopted pragmatic economic policies alongside repressive political measures and showed that Islam was compatible with representative government and modernization. He emerged as a Third World champion and Islamic spokesman by standing up to the West. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | x, 363 pages illustrations 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780230238732 0230238734 |
Paradoxes of Mahathirism an intellectual biography of Mahathir Mohamad