​From High Hopes to Shattered Dreams? : The Second Mahathirist Revolution

From High Hopes to Shattered Dreams? : The Second Mahathirist Revolution

Author: Azly Rahman

Publisher: Gerak Budaya

ISBN: 9789672165781

Pages: 193

Year: 2020

Weight: 0.335kg

Price: RM38

What is the meaning of Mahathir Mohamad’s return as Prime Minister of Malaysia? And what does it mean for the future of the country? In From High Hopes to Shattered Dreams? Azly Rahman argues that, as against a more fundamental transformation of Malaysian society, the change of government which took place post-GE14 has continued to reproduce old trends which have long kept Malaysia from the promise of an equal and forward looking nation, from a feudal mentality, to religious exclusivism, racial divisiveness and the continuing ‘bumi agenda’.