The politics of Indonesia-Malaysia relations
Subtitle: one kin, two nations
By: Joseph Chinyong Liow.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: RoutledgeCurzon contemporary Southeast Asia series ;; 2
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Indonesia -- Foreign relations -- Malaysia.; Malaysia -- Foreign relations -- Indonesia.
Description: "This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, focusing especially on how the relationship has developed in the past fifty years. It argues that the political relationship between the two countries has been largely defined by rivalry, despite the fact that the processes of national self-determination began by emphasizing Indo-Malay fraternity. It shows how the two countries have different, contested interpretations of Indo-Malay history, and how a concern for Javanese hegemony which defined much of the history of the Indo-Malay world was also a key factor in the post-colonial bilateral relationship."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Kinship and nationalism in international relations; title: Kinship and Indo-Malay historiography; title: A tale of two nationalisms; title: 1949-1965 : ties that divide; title: 1966-1980 : re-building the 'special relationship'; title: 1981-2000 : the Indonesia-Malaysia 'prestige dilemma'.