Melayu : The Politics, Poetics and Paradoxes of Malayness Cambridge University Press Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's

Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Melayu : The Politics, Poetics and Paradoxes of Malayness Cambridge University Press Each affordable volume reflects Oxford'sPeople within the Malay world hold strong but diverse opinions about the meaning of the word Melayu, which can be loosely translated as Malayness. Questions of whether the Filipinos are properly called "Malay", or the Mon Khmer speaking Orang Asli in Malaysia, can generate heated debates. So too can the question of whether it is appropriate to speak of a kebangsaan Melayu (Malay as nationality) as the basis of membership within an aspiring