"Historical baggage" and Malaysian security perceptions of Singapore.

While scholars, journalists, politicians, even laymen, recognize the recurrent theme of enmity in Malaysia's relationship with Singapore, few have attempted to identify the causes. Of those who have, their perfunctory use of the idea of "historical baggage" to explain the causes of en...

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Main Author: Liow, Joseph Chin Yong.
Other Authors: Khong Yuen Foong
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42796
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:While scholars, journalists, politicians, even laymen, recognize the recurrent theme of enmity in Malaysia's relationship with Singapore, few have attempted to identify the causes. Of those who have, their perfunctory use of the idea of "historical baggage" to explain the causes of enmity belie the complexities and vagaries of this term and its implications. This study is an attempt to address these issues.