Burmese and Malaysian Student Politics
A Preliminary Comparative Inquiry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9082279 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josef Silverstein (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-22 |
| Publication date | 1970-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4634 • E-ISSN: 1474-0680 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022463400000047 |
| OpenAlex | W2059153428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
“Malaysia needs this kind of spirit.” With these words, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, responded to a student demonstration supporting the nation against the 1968 territorial claims to Sabah put forth by the Philippines. Although he toned down his enthusiasm somewhat when later he learned that the same students had forced their way into the Philippine Embassy compound and had torn down its flag prior to their demonstration in front of his residence, there is no denying that this was another example of political change in Malaysia which is causing its leaders to come to grips with a comparatively new phenomena, students as participants in the political process
Burmese · Enthusiasm · Front (military) · Geography · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Residence · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Asian Studies and History · Demography · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2010 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |