Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei
Ooi Keat Gin editor Victor T King editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:13th Mar '25
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The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei presents an overview of significant themes, issues, and challenges pertinent to Brunei Darussalam in the twenty-first century. Multidisciplinary in coverage, the contributions cover topics relating to philology, history, religion, language and literature, geography, international relations, economics, politics and sociocultural traditions.
The Handbook is structured in eight parts:
Foundations
History
Faith and Ethnicity
Literature
Language and Education
Economics
Material Culture
Empowerment
Chapters focus on the recent past and contemporary developments in this unique country which has remained a Malay Muslim sultanate, sustaining its religious and traditional heritage encapsulated in the national philosophy, Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB, Malay Islamic Monarchy). The MIB philosophy represents the sultanate’s three pillars of social, cultural, political and economic sustainability, and the contributors discuss this concept in relation to the notion of ‘Malay’ or ‘Malaydom’, the official religion of the nation-state, Islam and monarchy as the essential system of government. This Handbook is an invaluable reference work for students of Asian and Southeast Asian Studies and researchers interested in what is demographically the smallest country within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
ISBN: 9781032244273
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 730g
366 pages