Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT VII
4. INTRODUCTION IX
5. 1. Towards A Post-Racialist Malaysia 1
6. 2. Colonialism’s Legacy Is A Defensive Psyche 4
7. 3. All You Hybrids, Emerge From Your Closet 6
8. 4. Labour Stripped Down To Bare Essentials 8
9. 5. How Will Nationalism Evolve? 10
10. 6. Selangor – The Battleground For Malaysia’s Future 12
11. 7. A Lesson For Countries Where Fear Of Political Change Runs Deep 20
12. 8. What Brain, What Drain? 23
13. 9. Can Pakatan Rakyat Continue To Inspire? 25
14. 10. Tun Dr Lim, A Local And National Leader 28
15. 11. Urban Parochialism, Rural Cosmopolitanism 32
16. 12. How Will Najib Play His Cards? 34
17. 13. Turning Isolating Distance Into Social Space 37
18. 14. BN’s Systemic Weaknesses Are Not Going Away 39
19. 15. Dr M: Politician To The Core 42
20. 16. Bookstores And Our Weak Sense Of Self-Esteem 47
21. 17. Malaysia’s Future After March 8, 2008 49
22. 18. BN Feels The Sarawak Heat 53
23. 19. Now’s Not The Time For Najib To Call A GE 56
24. 20. More Federalism, Less Centralism 59
25. 21. Bersih 2.0 Is Najib’s Biggest Challenge 61
26. 22. Bersih 2.0: Malaysia’s King Steps Forth 64
27. 23. Weighing The Political Cost Of July 9 67
28. 24. Must We Stay Victims Of Past Strategies? 70
29. 25. UMNO Turning Right Leads BN Downhill 72
30. 26. ISA Repeal: Najib Should Push Ahead 75
31. 27. Will Najib’s Election Goodies Be Enough? 77
32. 28. Did Malaysia Mature When We Were Not Looking? 80
33. 29. Securing Public Space In The Post- Imperial Age 83
34. 30. In Malaysia, Reforms Take A Staggered Path 85
35. 31. A Long Life Lived In Politics 87
36. 32. Anwar Acquittal Boosts Malaysia’s Opposition 91
37. 33. New Think Tanks For New Times 95
38. 34. Malaysian Envelopment 100
39. 35. Saving Federalism In Malaysia 102
40. 36. Kuala Lumpur – Still Best At Being Middling 105
41. 37. ASEAN – A Post-Colonial Sisterhood 108
42. 38. General Over A Hesitant Army 111
43. 39. “Heal Malaysia” – A Slogan For The Elections 114
44. 40. Putting May 13 To Rest 116
45. 41. Past Cures As Present Addictions 119
46. 42. Rules Of The Road Are Best Practices For Good Governance 123
47. 43. Dignity Is The Basic Human Right 126
48. 44. The Nation Must Embrace A New Stage In Its Development 128
49. 45. Marks Of A Sincere Malaysian Leader 131
50. 46. Impressions Of Istanbul, Or How History Never Ends 135
51. 47. School Is Dead, Long Live Education 138
52. 48. Income Gap, Outcome Bad 141
53. 49. The Deuce Position And Najib’s Incumbency Advantage 143
54. 50. The Resurgence Of Social Activism In Malaysia 146
55. 51. From Now On, It’s A Malay vs Malay Contest 156
56. 52. If Only The World Would Remain Flat… 159
57. 53. Education For What And For Whom? 162
58. 54. Political Picnicking In KL 164
59. 55. Malaysian Togetherness Survives Despite Its Leaders 167
60. 56. Malaysians Done Making Do 170