Brunei }}} History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues [Hardcover]

Brunei, although a relatively small state, is disproportionately important on account of its rich resource base. In addition, in recent years the country has endeavoured to play a greater role in regional affairs, especially through ASEAN, holding the chair of the organisation in 2013, and also beyond the region, fostering diplomatic, political, economic and educational ties with many nations. This book presents much new research and new thinking on a wide range of issues concerning Brunei largely drawn from Bruneian academics. Subjects covered include Bruneis rich history  the sultanate formerly had much more extensive territories and was a key player in regional affairs; the countrys economy, politics, society and ethnicities; and resource issues and international relations.

IntroductionPART I: GENESIS, HISTORICAL TIES AND CONTEMPORARY RELATIONS 1. The Birth of Brunei: Early Polities of the Northwest Coast of Borneo and the Origins of Brunei, tenth to mid-fourteenth centuries Stephen Charles Druce2. Silsilah Raja-Raja Brunei: The Brunei Sultanate and Its Relationship with Other Countries Ampuan Haji Brahim bin Ampuan Haji Tengah 3. Bruneis Foreign Relations: Maintaining and Developing Its Identity in a Rapidly Changing World Mikio Oishi PART II MULTI-ETHNIC MOSAIC AND LIFESTYLE 4. Being Malay in Modern Brunei Mohd Shahrol Amira bin Abdullah 5. To Live on Water: Lifestyle of Kampong Ayer Community during the British Residency Period, 1906-1941 Haji Awg Asbol Bin Haji Mail and Haji Tassim bin Haji Abu Bakar PART III ISLAM 6. Women's Rights in Islamic Family Law, 1999 in Negara Brunei Darussalam Datin Hajah Saadiah binti Datu Derma Wijaya Haj Tamit PART IV CURRENT CONCERNS 7. Foreign labour in Brunei: Demands, Issues and Implications Noralipah binti Haji Mohamed 8. Fishing in Brunei: Devel“+