Knowledge@SMU
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
5-2010
Abstract
It's hard not to sit up and pay attention when one of the region's most influential political leaders speaks. But what happens when the rhetoric takes a turn towards anti-Semitism, anti-Westernisation and the antiquated? With more than two decades in office, Mahathir Mohamad is Malaysia's longest-serving chief executive and arguably one of the country's most respected figures. Retired since 2003, the nation's 'Father of Modernisation' has been through two heart surgeries, started a bakery business, and still, somehow, maintained a strong vocal presence in politics – with some degree of success – through his blog, news commentaries and public-speaking engagements. What makes the man tick? A new book courts controversies in its attempt for answers.
Disciplines
Law
Copyright Owner and Holder
Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012
Licece/Creative Commons Licence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Article ID
1289
Subject(s)
Law and Public Policy
Citation
Knowledge@SMU.
Malaysian Maverick: The man who will not be ignored. (2010).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/220