The Other Kuala Lumpur: Living in the Shadows of a Globalising Southeast Asian City

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Yeoh Seng Guan

The Other Kuala Lumpur

Living in the Shadows of a Globalising Southeast Asian City

Yeoh Seng Guan

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English

Routledge
24 January 2014

Regional studies; Cultural studies; Anthropology; Politics & government; Regional geography

Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

Kuala Lumpur, like many Southeast Asian cities, has changed very significantly in the last two or three decades – expanding its size, and 'modernising' and 'globalising' its built environment. For many people these changes represent 'progress' and 'development'. This book, however, focuses on the more marginalised residents of Kuala Lumpur. Among others, it considers street hawkers and vendors, refugees, the urban poor, religious minorities and a sexuality rights group, and explores how their everyday lives have been adversely affected by these recent changes. The book shows how urban renewal, the law and ethno-religious nationalism can work against these groups in wanting to live and work in the capital city of Malaysia.

Edited by: Yeoh Seng Guan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9780415730860
ISBN 10: 0415730864
Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 24 January 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Introduction: The World Class City and Subaltern Kuala Lumpur 2. Globalising Kuala Lumpur and Rationalising the Street: Hawkers and the Aporias of Urban Renewal along Petaling Street and Jalan Masjid India 3. Can Law do Justice? Everyday Ethics and the Transformation of Urban Life in Kuala Lumpur 4. Citizenship and the City: Visions and Revisions of Malaysia 5. The Moderate and the Excessive: Performing Malay Consumption 6. Housing Hindu Deities in Urban Landscapes: Insights from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur 7. Seeking Refuge in Kuala Lumpur: Personal and Collective Strategies to Relieve Vulnerability amongst Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Stateless Persons 8. The Creation of Sexual Dissidence in Kuala Lumpur: The Case of Seksualiti Merdeka 9. The Last Plantations in Kuala Lumpur

Yeoh Seng Guan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Monash University, Malaysia.