The Population of Peninsular Malaysia

The Population of Peninsular Malaysia
Author: Saw Swee Hock
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9812304274

Presents a comprehensive study of the multiracial population of the region from the time when data was first available up to the early eighties.

The Population of Peninsular Malaysia

The Population of Peninsular Malaysia
Author: Swee-Hock Saw
Publisher: NUS Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1988
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789971691264

This book is by far the most comprehensive study of the multi-racial population of Peninsular Malaysia in terms of the data used and topics covered in the nine chapters and four appendices. The book demonstrates clearly the painstaking effort and skill of the author in compiling and interpreting the vast amount of data from all the available population censuses, vital registration system and administrative records. The strength of the book lies in the author's deep familiarity with the country, particularly the social and economic developments which are relevant to the study.

Competing Identities in a Plural Society

Competing Identities in a Plural Society
Author: Ibrahim Saad
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian
Total Pages: 61
Release: 1980
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9971902001

This a study of national identity in a plural society, Malaysia is a plural society divided by racial, linguistic, and religious cleavages. It had attempetd to forge a national identity overriding these primordial identities. This study probes the extent to which national identity exists among these groups. It also attempts to detect the relationship between national identity and political attitudes towards the nation and political knowledge.

Bibliography of Malaysian Demography

Bibliography of Malaysian Demography
Author: Swee-Hock Saw
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2005
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789812303547

Bibliography of Malaysian Demography contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of 1,379 titles covering various aspects of the demography of Malaysia. The titles have been classified into twenty-one sections dealing with the more important topics such as census reports, population laws, internal migration, urbanization, ethnic composition, nuptiality, fertility, labour force, family planning, population problems, population ageing, and future population trends. Within each section, the titles have been arranged according to the alphabetical order of the author's name, and also included is an author index. The book is an indispensable source for researchers interested in the demography of Malaysia.

The Malay World of Southeast Asia

The Malay World of Southeast Asia
Author: Patricia Lim Pui Huen
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 469
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN: 9971988364

Over 5,000 entries arranged in four parts. Part I comprises reference and general works to provide a guide to information on Southeast Asia. Part II provides the setting of space and time. Part III features the people and Part IV the many facets of culture and society — language; ideas, beliefs, values; institutions; creative expression; and social and cultural change. Within each section, the arrangement is geographical, beginning with Southeast Asia as a whole followed by the various countries in alphabetical order.

Culture and Fertility

Culture and Fertility
Author: Nor Laily Aziz (Datin.)
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1980
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 997190215X

One of the salient features to strike the researcher doing the study on culture and fertility of the people in Peninsular Malaysia is the cultural heterogeneity of its present population. Although the Malays or "bumiputeras" (sons of the soil) were original residents, other ethnic groups, mainly the Indonesians, Chinese and Indians, have contributed to current size, composition and distribution of the population through the process of immigration in the course of history. the topical areas under the first two sections of this monograph are indeed very wide, both in time and other perspectives. As a result, we have demarcated the period prior to the impact of colonialism and the growth of plural society during the British period as points in time which have relevant demographic and cultural significance for the purposes of this paper.