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1. Growing up Female in Post-Colonial Malaysia

   By Cynthia Joseph

   Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series

   This book provides a rich, detailed analysis of the experiences of young women growing up in post-colonial, rapidly modernizing Malaysia. It considers the impact of ethnicity, socio-economic status, and school experiences and achievement. It discusses the effects of Malaysia’s ethnic affirmative...

   To Be Published March 30th 2014 by Routledge
2. Equity, Opportunity and Education in Postcolonial Southeast Asia

   Edited by Cynthia Joseph, Julie Matthews

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education

   This book addresses the ways in which colonial histories, nationalist impulses and forces of globalization shape equity and access to education in Southeast Asia. Although increasingly identified as a regional grouping (ASEAN), Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are...

   To Be Published January 31st 2014 by Routledge
3. Black and Postcolonial Feminisms in New Times

   Researching Educational Inequalities

   Edited by Heidi Mirza, Cynthia Joseph

   This book is a compelling collection of essays on the intersection of race, gender and class in education written by leading black and postcolonial feminists of colour from Asia, Africa and the Caribbean living in Britain, America, Canada, and Australia. It addresses controversial issues such as...

   Published April 22nd 2012 by Routledge