01 January 2016
- RSIS
- Publication
- External Publications
- Book Review ‘Getting By’. Class and State Formation among Chinese in Malaysia, written by Donald M. Nonini
Book Review ‘Getting By’. Class and State Formation among Chinese in Malaysia, written by Donald M. Nonini
‘Getting By’ offers a historical ethnographic account of ethnic Chinese living in the city of Bukit Mertajam, in the state of Penang in West Malaysia. The book provides a concise and lucid account on the complex intersections of class, gender, and racial politics among Malaysian Chinese. Although the fieldwork was performed primarily within the larger state region, the racial discourse on discrimination and subjugation suffered by ethnic Chinese is commonly regarded as a microcosm of the wider racial dynamics between the Bumiputra and the minority Chinese.
‘Getting By’ offers a historical ethnographic account of ethnic Chinese living in the city of Bukit Mertajam, in the state of Penang in West Malaysia. The book provides a concise and lucid account on the complex intersections of class, gender, and racial politics among Malaysian Chinese. Although the fieldwork was performed primarily within the larger state region, the racial discourse on discrimination and subjugation suffered by ethnic Chinese is commonly regarded as a microcosm of the wider racial dynamics between the Bumiputra and the minority Chinese.
