Malays in Singapore: Culture, Economy, and IdeologyExamining the pattern of relationships within the Malay household, and the creative ways in which cultural ideas are adapted to meet new conditions, this study analyzes the ways in which the Malay cultural heritage and economic conditions in contemporary Singapore shape the form of Malay household and community life. |
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Householding and Malay | 3 |
Household Membership and Consumption Rights | 13 |
The Malay Cultural Heritage | 29 |
Copyright | |
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