2. The Chitty of Malacca: An Epitome of Cross-Cultural Influences

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES xii
4. FOREWORD xiii
5. PREFACE xv
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xxi
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. 1. “Mamak” and Malaysian: The Indian Muslim Quest for Identity 6
9. 2. The Chitty of Malacca: An Epitome of Cross-Cultural Influences 42
10. 3. Bumiquest: Malacca’s Portuguese Eurasians and the Search for Identity 78
11. 4. Between “Cina-Kampung” and “Cheng-Ho” Chinese: Terengganu’s Peranakans 119
12. 5. “Mereka Sayang Kita”: The Malay Journey of the Baweanese 152
13. 6. Conclusion 203
14. APPENDIX. Towards a Shared Malaysian Destiny 211
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 223
16. GLOSSARY 239
17. INDEX 245
18. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 259