The Malaysian Islamic Party 1951-2013: Islamism in a Mottled Nation [Hardcover]

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is the biggest opposition party in Malaysia and one of the most prominent Islamist parties in Southeast Asia. Tracing its development from 1951 to the present, this ambitious study explains how PAS acquired both local and international relevance.

Farish A. Noor charts the partys rise alongside the different ideological posturesfrom anticolonialism to postrevolutionary Islamismthat it has adopted over the years.? Exploring how PAS has continuously adapted to contemporary realities, he makes an important contribution to our understanding of Malaysias Islamist movement, as well as the countrys broader political history.

Farish A. Nooris associate professor in the Contemporary Islam Program of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is a member of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Panel of Global Experts on Religion and Politics in Asia.

Introduction
Islamism in a Mottled Nation: The Story of PAS
Where and When We Are: Locating PAS in Today’s Overdetermined and Highly Contested Malaysia
 
1. 1951-1969: The Orphan of the Cold War
An Islamic Party Steps on the Stage of Malaysian Politics
Islamism Ascending: How and Why Political Islam Emerged in the World of Malayan Politics
TheKaum MudaChallenge: Islamist Activism as the Precedent to Islamist Politics
Competing Discourses during the Japanese Military Occupation of Malaya
The First Expression of Malay-Muslim Nationalism:The Partai Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya
Political Islam before PAS: The Short-livedHizbul MusliminParty of Malaya
Born from the Womb of UMNO: The Early Years of PAS asPersatuan Islam Se-Malaya
PAS under Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy: Islamism to the Left
 
2. From Internationalism to Communitarianism
PAS as the Defender of Malay Rights: 1970-198lƒ6