TY - BOOK AU - Ramanathan,Sankaran AU - Adnan,Mohd Hamdan AU - Adnan,MohdHamdan Hj AU - Alam,Shah AU - Ramanathan,Sankaran TI - Malaysia's 1986 General Election: The Urban-Rural Dichotomy SN - 9789813035126 U1 - 320 PY - 1988///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCEĀ / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables --; Preface --; I. Introduction --; II. Run-up to the 1986 Geneml Election --; III. Election Results --; IV. Post-Election Developments --; V. Summary and Conclusions --; Glossary of Abbreviations and Bahasa Malaysia Terms --; Selected Bibliography --; THE AUTHORS; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This book explains why the opposition party, Democratic Action Party (DAP), won several seats in the urban areas and why the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) failed dismally in the Malaysian general election of 1986. It also discusses the performance of the various political parties in the election, the issues influencing the electorate, the significance of the revision of the electoral boundaries, and the influence of the mass media UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814376822 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814376822 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9789814376822.jpg ER -