Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei

Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei
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Synopsis

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei presents an overview of significant themes, issues, and challenges pertinent to Brunei Darussalam in the twenty-first century. Multidisciplinary in coverage, the contributions cover topics relating to philology, history, religion, language and literature, geography, international relations, economics, politics and sociocultural traditions.

The Handbook is structured in eight parts:

Foundations

History

Faith and Ethnicity

Literature

Language and Education

Economics

Material Culture

Empowerment

Chapters focus on the recent past and contemporary developments in this unique country that has remained a Malay Muslim sultanate, sustaining its religious and traditional heritage encapsulated in the national philosophy, Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB, Malay Islamic Monarchy). The MIB represents the sultanate’s three pillars of social, cultural, political and economic sustainability, and the contributors discuss this concept in relation to the notion of ‘Malay’ or ‘Malaydom’, the official religion of the nation-state, Islam and monarchy as the essential system of government. This Handbook is an invaluable reference work for students of Asian and Southeast Asian Studies and researchers interested in the smallest Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) state.

प्रतिलिपि अधिकार:
2022 selection and editorial matter, Ooi Keat Gin and Victor T. King

Book Details

Book Quality:
ISBN-13:
9781000568646
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
भाषा:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Social Studies,
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.