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Ethnic Relations in Kelantan: Capital, the State, and Uneven Economic Development in Malaya (East Asian Social Science Monographs)
Ethnic Relations in Kelantan Capital the State and Uneven Economic Development in Malaya - East Asian Social Science Monographs Author:Robert L. Winzeler Based on years of field work, this book examines the way in which non-Malay ethnic groups of the Kelantan Plain, particularly the Chinese and Thai minorities, have adapted culturally to their environment and analyzes their relationship to the larger Malay state. Focusing on a region in which the non-Malay groups are true minorities, Winzeler dem... more »onstrates that the non-Malay groups of villagers share many of the same cultural patterns-and problems-as their Malay counterparts. Finally, he suggests that religious or cultural differences alone do not generate ethnic conflict in the region.« less