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The People's Victory: How Malaysians Saved Their Country
Few people believed the corrupt and oppressive Barisan Nasional government could be toppled.
But the people were sick and tired of it. And the scandals surrounding the prime minister. He had brought shame to Malaysia, which became known to the world as a kleptocracy.
This book tells the epic story of how Malaysians took responsibility for their country and struggled against the odds to change their government. Of how a 92-year-old former prime minister who had been an enemy of the Opposition for decades crossed over to join forces with the very man he had sent to jail 20 years earlier, and led the charge to topple the party he once loved.
Starting with the outcome of the 13th general election in 2013 and then moving through five years of drama, surprises, ironies and twists to the climactic 14th general election of 9 May 2018, the narrative grows from despair to hope to euphoria.
The book honours the concerned citizens who fought the good fight and contributed in ways big and small to bring about a new Malaysia.
What they achieved was truly a victory of the people.
But the people were sick and tired of it. And the scandals surrounding the prime minister. He had brought shame to Malaysia, which became known to the world as a kleptocracy.
This book tells the epic story of how Malaysians took responsibility for their country and struggled against the odds to change their government. Of how a 92-year-old former prime minister who had been an enemy of the Opposition for decades crossed over to join forces with the very man he had sent to jail 20 years earlier, and led the charge to topple the party he once loved.
Starting with the outcome of the 13th general election in 2013 and then moving through five years of drama, surprises, ironies and twists to the climactic 14th general election of 9 May 2018, the narrative grows from despair to hope to euphoria.
The book honours the concerned citizens who fought the good fight and contributed in ways big and small to bring about a new Malaysia.
What they achieved was truly a victory of the people.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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March 28, 2022
Excellent writings on the events of pru13 and pru14. A must read for those interested in Malaysian politics.
January 5, 2019
A fast-paced account of Malaysia's 2013 and 2018 elections and recent political history. Enjoyed the casual, humorous writing, but it would be improved by references and a bibliography. Many facts are presented without any kind of attribution. Maybe this was a deliberate stylistic decision, but it has the effect of reducing the author's authority.
May 12, 2019
I haven't the foggiest idea how bent the facts in this book are by the political perspective of the author. But nothing in this book was at odds with other info I've learned over the years about Malaysian politics. This book gives a somewhat scattered and illinear view of the last 10 years of Malaysian politics, but it does a great job of linking larger trends to Individual things particular politicians have said. On that front, by directly quoting both members of BN and opposition, I've learned a lot and my view of Malaysia is all the richer. Would recommend to politically inclined folks.
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