{"title":"James Chai","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sang-kancil-book-james-chai-9789815127133","title":"Sang Kancil","description":"Stories of courageous underdogs who battled against disadvantages and challenges, and emerged victorious in pushing humanity forwardOrdinary is not as ordinary as you think. History is written by the loudest and most charismatic victors, but are silent about the true movers and shakers: the rebels, the honest servants, the quiet doers, the square pegs in a round hole, and the ordinary believers who kept showing up.Sang Kancil will force us to reassess what is truly important and remind us of what we are capable of. Filled with research-backed theories, this book is a call to action for the underdogs battling our own giants.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49750821044497,"sku":"NGR9789815127133","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52110772633873,"sku":"GOR014479710","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52899496984849,"sku":"CIN9815127136LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9815127136.jpg?v=1781778942"},{"product_id":"party-of-hardship-book-james-chai-9789815203615","title":"Party of Hardship","description":"The People's Justice Party (PKR) may in many ways be synonymous with its larger-than-life leader, Anwar Ibrahim, who, although only president for six of the party's twenty-five years, has always been its de facto leader and adviser. However, PKR is much more than only about Anwar, and this paper traces the evolution of the party independently of Anwar as a person.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e However, openness and loose organization led to factionalism within the party, resulting in largescale defections during the 2009 Perak crisis, the 2014 Selangor menteri besar crisis, and the 2020 Sheraton Move. Without pushing its big-tent approach to the limit and without working with archenemy Mahathir Mohamad, PKR would not have emerged victorious in the first-ever change in government in 2018 and Anwar Ibrahim would not have been pardoned and freed. Notwithstanding that, it also led to a fractious coalition and a loss of trust in the leadership during Pakatan Harapan's term in government (2018-20).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The post-election Unity Government with Anwar Ibrahim as the tenth prime minister marks PKR's first \"real\" governing experience, and this would not have been possible without PKR's core identity operating in full gear.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51384476631313,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51384477778193,"sku":"NGR9789815203615","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9815203614.jpg?v=1763472549"},{"product_id":"young-hearts-and-minds-book-james-chai-9789815104288","title":"Young Hearts and Minds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 15th general election (GE15) in Malaysia produced surprising results. The conservative coalition of PN emerged as the dark horse of the election, overtaking the longest-ruling coalition, BN, by a significant margin. The two largest coalitions post-GE15, PH and PN, represent ideological opposites, which may spell a polarized future for Malaysian youths. This paper intends to understand what happened to the youth votes and provide possible hypotheses for future trends.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In West Malaysia, constituencies with a larger share of young voters (under 30 years old) registered a higher voter turnout rate. A majority of seats with 30 per cent or more of voters under 30 years old (considered \"young\" seats) were won by PN, followed by PH, and thirdly BN. This demonstrated PN's relatively stronger hold on young seats in GE15. Discrepancies between pre-GE15 survey findings and actual results could be explained by the Shy PN factor--or PN-leaning voters' reticence towards revealing their preference--and a swing from BN to PN.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Of all voter groups, PN voters have shown the highest loyalty and affinity to their coalition of choice, largely led by PAS voters. This is followed by PH and then BN, where the latter has shown the lowest support durability and the highest likelihood of swing. Unsurprisingly, voters from the opposite ends of the ideological spectrum of PN and PH share a high degree of coldness towards each other, implying that a middle ground will be hard to reach between the two voter groups.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Increasingly, a clean and Islamic government would become a feature that Malay youth voters would favour. PN currently fits this trend the best, although this may change depending on the political climate. BN had over the years lost its clean government credentials, especially with the criminal charges against its party leaders, whereas PH continues to struggle in shedding its image as being dominated by the Chinese community.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PN and PH voters were almost equal in passive forms of political engagement such as following political news. However, PN consistently ranked higher in active political engagement and belief that their vote matters, which was probably what translated into a marginally higher voter turnout rate. Under all circumstances, BN voters were the least engaged, either actively or passively. 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