Authoritative Discourse
Bukit Bintang
Bukit Jalil
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city
Colonial Administration
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Darul Arqam
Dataran Merdeka
DBKL
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Estate Residents
ethno-religious identity
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Home Temples
informal economies
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KLIA
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Malay Middle Class
Malaysian Bar Council
Malaysian NGOs
Masjid India
petaling
Petaling Street
petronas
Petronas Twin Towers
Prayer Altar
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
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Proper Islamic Consumption
refugee urban experience
social exclusion
Southeast Asian studies
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Temple Community
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Trance Sessions
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World Class City
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138205925
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Jul 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Kuala Lumpur, like many Southeast Asian cities, has changed very significantly in the last two or three decades – expanding its size, and 'modernising' and 'globalising' its built environment. For many people these changes represent 'progress' and 'development'. This book, however, focuses on the more marginalised residents of Kuala Lumpur. Among others, it considers street hawkers and vendors, refugees, the urban poor, religious minorities and a sexuality rights group, and explores how their everyday lives have been adversely affected by these recent changes. The book shows how urban renewal, the law and ethno-religious nationalism can work against these groups in wanting to live and work in the capital city of Malaysia.
Yeoh Seng Guan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Monash University, Malaysia.
