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Argues that urbanism is a cultural force unbound from the city and is a pervasive presence in the Malaysian countryside. This book shows how transported to rural communities, urbanism has motivated migration, transformed the social lives of rural inhabitants, and created a deep ambivalence about personal identity.

Unsettling Absences Urbanism in Rural Malaysia

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      Publisher: SINGAPORE UNIV PR
      Publication Date: 1/15/2007
      ISBN13: 9789971693367, 978-9971693367
      ISBN10: 9971693364

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      Book Synopsis
      Argues that urbanism is a cultural force unbound from the city and is a pervasive presence in the Malaysian countryside. This book shows how transported to rural communities, urbanism has motivated migration, transformed the social lives of rural inhabitants, and created a deep ambivalence about personal identity.

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