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Capital and Historiographic Desire Capital and Historiographic Desire
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The “Docile” Tamil and Colonial Labor The “Docile” Tamil and Colonial Labor
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Ethnic Politics and Unions Ethnic Politics and Unions
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The New Economic Policy and the Indian Middle Class The New Economic Policy and the Indian Middle Class
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Contemporary Stereotypes Contemporary Stereotypes
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Thaipusam Thaipusam
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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Bibliography Bibliography
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8 The Figure of the Tamil in Modern Malaysia
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Published:August 2009
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Abstract
This chapter outlines the ethnic political divides of colonial to modern labor discourses. It analyzes the Tamils' socioeconomic history, which leads to a discussion of why the Tamils faded away behind other Malaysian ethnic groups, despite being in the middle of an economic expansion. It also discusses the reasons why the Tamils in Malaysia were plagued by internal divisions and why many Tamils express their collective identity and search for individual empowerment through religion. This chapter reveals the empty reality of the ethnic signifier in nationalist ideology and examines the archiving of ethnic stereotypes in Malaysia, which was built on techniques of repetition. The final section of the chapter discusses Tamil Hindu revivalism within the domain of Malaysian nationalism.
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