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The role of racial harmony in nation building / Abdul Raufu Ambali

Originally, nation-building referred to the efforts of newly-independent nations, notably the nations of developing countries, to reshape colonial territories that had been carved out by colonial powers without regard to ethnic or other boundaries. These reformed states would then become viable and...

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Main Author: Ambali, Abdul Raufu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2004
Subjects:
Demography. Population. Vital events
Demographic surveys
Research
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43087/1/43087.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.430872021-03-10T02:49:50Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43087/ The role of racial harmony in nation building / Abdul Raufu Ambali Ambali, Abdul Raufu Demography. Population. Vital events Demographic surveys Research Originally, nation-building referred to the efforts of newly-independent nations, notably the nations of developing countries, to reshape colonial territories that had been carved out by colonial powers without regard to ethnic or other boundaries. These reformed states would then become viable and coherent national entities. At a deeper level, national identity needed to be deliberately constructed by molding different groups into a nation, especially since colonialism had used divide and rule tactics to maintain its domination and combine ethnic groups of different cultural background together. In terms of racial harmony, one of the most successful nation-building efforts has been in Singapore, where it has a mixture of Chinese, Tamil, Malay, Eurasian and other races. Another successful type is Malaysia, which has a mixture of Malay, Chinese, Indian and other races. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2004-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43087/1/43087.pdf Ambali, Abdul Raufu (2004) The role of racial harmony in nation building / Abdul Raufu Ambali. Journal of Administrative Science, 1 (2). pp. 41-59. ISSN 1675-1302 https://jas.uitm.edu.my/index.php/14-archieve-2015/31-volume-1-no-2-dec-2004
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topic Demography. Population. Vital events
Demographic surveys
Research
spellingShingle Demography. Population. Vital events
Demographic surveys
Research
Ambali, Abdul Raufu
The role of racial harmony in nation building / Abdul Raufu Ambali
description Originally, nation-building referred to the efforts of newly-independent nations, notably the nations of developing countries, to reshape colonial territories that had been carved out by colonial powers without regard to ethnic or other boundaries. These reformed states would then become viable and coherent national entities. At a deeper level, national identity needed to be deliberately constructed by molding different groups into a nation, especially since colonialism had used divide and rule tactics to maintain its domination and combine ethnic groups of different cultural background together. In terms of racial harmony, one of the most successful nation-building efforts has been in Singapore, where it has a mixture of Chinese, Tamil, Malay, Eurasian and other races. Another successful type is Malaysia, which has a mixture of Malay, Chinese, Indian and other races.
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title_full_unstemmed The role of racial harmony in nation building / Abdul Raufu Ambali
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publisher Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam
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