Islam in Malaysian Foreign Policy - 9780415103411

Taylor & Francis

A case study of a multi-ethnic muslim state and a contribution to the study of the domestic functions of foreign policy. The book addresses the real and imagined significance of Islam as a force in contemporary global politics. > A case study of a multi-ethnic Muslim state and a contribution to the study of the domestic functions of foreign policy. The book also addresses the real and imagined significance of Islam as a force in contemporary global politics. > Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Locating Islam in international relations; The relationship between foreign policy and domestic policy: foreign policy as domestic policy by other means; Notes; 1 Islam in Malay politics; Islam in Malay political culture; Islam in Malay political development; Notes; 2 The internationalization of Malay-Muslim society; Islam in Malaysian foreign policy 1957\u20131978: government and Party attitudes; The expansion of the Malay universe; The internationalization of dakwah; The imC