Malaysian maverick
Subtitle: Mahathir Mohamad in turbulent times
By: Barry Wain
Series: Critical studies of the Asia Pacific series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780230238732
Description: The grandson of an Indian immigrant and the first Malay commoner to become prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad turned the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian country into one of the developing world's most successful economies. Barry Wain, Australian author.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.