Shamsul A B
Biographic Data
| ID | 139357 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shamsul A B |
| GIVEN NAMES | A B |
| FAMILY NAME | Shamsul |
| SIGNATURE | B S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Malaysia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Journeys of Change
Merantau, a migratory practice deeply embedded in Minangkabau culture, has traditionally been associated with men leaving their homeland to pursue education or economic opportunities, in line with the saying alam takambang menjadi guru (the unfolding earth becomes the teacher). Drawing on Khatijah Sidek’s Memoirs of Khatijah Sidek: Puteri Kesateria Bangsa, this article examines how a Khatijah, as a woman, reconfigures merantau in the colonial and…
From Superdiversity to Social Difference
Due to Vertovec’s standing as a celebrated social theorist and his influence, we wish to discuss his condensation of sociology's most crucial concepts to make a convenient model of "the social organization of difference." Having performed a close reading of Vertovec's works, from the era in which he touted "super-diversity" up to his phrasing of "difference," we have concerns that his body of work leaves out the collective experiences of the "Glo…
Inventing certainties
A History of an Identity, an Identity of a History
This article is a critique of ethnicity theories based on essentialism – the idea that ethnic traits are innate (essences) both in the individual and the ‘ethnie’ as a social group – which have been adopted, wittingly or unwittingly, by historians in mainstream Malaysian historiography in their effort to explain the formation of ‘Malay-Malayness’ as a social identity. It proposes instead that Malay ethnicity is not innate but rather learned or co…
Latah in South-East Asia
Australia–Malaysia relations
Development and Change in Rural Malaysia
development policy is essentially aimed at satisfying the desires of the rural Malay electorate.The highly political nature of rural development programmes in Malaysia need not be stressed here.Suffice it te note that such pregramrnes have even made the distribution of functions among cabinet ministers a matter of great sensitivity.At the grassreots, the presence er absence of rural NII-ElectronicMbraryService
The “Battle Royal
The Politics of Poverty Eradication
M MALAYSIA s NEW ECONOMIC POLICY (NEP), which was launched in association with the government's Second Malaysia Plan (197175), has been the subject of much discussion in the context of development at the national level. This article will focus on empirical issues pertaining to its implementation, and thus offer a picture of its impact at the local level.' It begins with a brief discussion of the origins of the NEP and its objectives. The next sec…
A History of an Identity, an Identity of a History
This article is a critique of ethnicity theories based on essentialism – the idea that ethnic traits are innate (essences) both in the individual and the ‘ethnie’ as a social group – which have been adopted, wittingly or unwittingly, by historians in mainstream Malaysian historiography in their effort to explain the formation of ‘Malay-Malayness’ as a social identity. It proposes instead that Malay ethnicity is not innate but rather learned or co…
The “Battle Royal
The Politics of Poverty Eradication
M MALAYSIA s NEW ECONOMIC POLICY (NEP), which was launched in association with the government's Second Malaysia Plan (197175), has been the subject of much discussion in the context of development at the national level. This article will focus on empirical issues pertaining to its implementation, and thus offer a picture of its impact at the local level.' It begins with a brief discussion of the origins of the NEP and its objectives. The next sec…
Latah in South-East Asia
The Politics of Poverty Eradication
M MALAYSIA s NEW ECONOMIC POLICY (NEP), which was launched in association with the government's Second Malaysia Plan (197175), has been the subject of much discussion in the context of development at the national level. This article will focus on empirical issues pertaining to its implementation, and thus offer a picture of its impact at the local level.' It begins with a brief discussion of the origins of the NEP and its objectives. The next sec…
Development and Change in Rural Malaysia
development policy is essentially aimed at satisfying the desires of the rural Malay electorate.The highly political nature of rural development programmes in Malaysia need not be stressed here.Suffice it te note that such pregramrnes have even made the distribution of functions among cabinet ministers a matter of great sensitivity.At the grassreots, the presence er absence of rural NII-ElectronicMbraryService
The “Battle Royal
Australia–Malaysia relations
Latah in South-East Asia
A History of an Identity, an Identity of a History
This article is a critique of ethnicity theories based on essentialism – the idea that ethnic traits are innate (essences) both in the individual and the ‘ethnie’ as a social group – which have been adopted, wittingly or unwittingly, by historians in mainstream Malaysian historiography in their effort to explain the formation of ‘Malay-Malayness’ as a social identity. It proposes instead that Malay ethnicity is not innate but rather learned or co…
Inventing certainties
From Superdiversity to Social Difference
Due to Vertovec’s standing as a celebrated social theorist and his influence, we wish to discuss his condensation of sociology's most crucial concepts to make a convenient model of "the social organization of difference." Having performed a close reading of Vertovec's works, from the era in which he touted "super-diversity" up to his phrasing of "difference," we have concerns that his body of work leaves out the collective experiences of the "Glo…
Journeys of Change
Merantau, a migratory practice deeply embedded in Minangkabau culture, has traditionally been associated with men leaving their homeland to pursue education or economic opportunities, in line with the saying alam takambang menjadi guru (the unfolding earth becomes the teacher). Drawing on Khatijah Sidek’s Memoirs of Khatijah Sidek: Puteri Kesateria Bangsa, this article examines how a Khatijah, as a woman, reconfigures merantau in the colonial and…
Asian Studies and History (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works)