Title : Paradoxes of Mahathirism: An Intellectual Biography of Mahathir Muhammad

Author: Khoo Boo Teik

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN 967-65-3094-8

Condition: Paperback. Very good.

PRICE : SG $16

Synopsis

(from back cover)

Paradoxes of Mahathirism is the first full-length scholarly examination of the enigma of Mahathir. As a study of political ideology, it explores Mahathir's ideas on nationalism, capitalism, Islam, populism and authoritarianism - the core of Mahathirism. Within the context of Malaysia's recent political history, it charts the evolution of Mahathir's complex world-view to reveal paradoxes, alternating patterns of consistency and contradiction, which help us understand his politics, policies and personality.