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Acknowledgements xiv This book is based on my Ph.D. thesis entitled “Changing Conflict Configurations and Regime Maintenance in Malaysian Politics”. With both an update and an elaboration of the thesis, the journey towards and preparation of this volume has been long. I am indebted to numerous individuals for the completion of this book. First of all, I owe a great debt to Professor Harold Crouch, Professor Ben Kerkvliet, and Dr Ron May. I have been fortunate to have had these three people as my Ph.D. supervisors. I thank all three for their intellectual guidance, for their immeasurable support, and especially for their strong encouragement and great patience. I must note my appreciation to Allison Ley. She was kind enough to spend invaluable time editing not only my earlier drafts of the Ph.D. dissertation but also the final revision of this book. My special thanks also go to Claire Smith, Bev Fraser, and Jill Wolf.They provided efficient administrative assistance and a conducive environment during my decade-long stay in the Department of Political and Social Change, the Australian National University. I would like also to extend my gratitude to other departmental colleagues and many Korean fellows for their warmth and hospitality. I sincerely regret being unable to name all of them here. Acknowledgements© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore xv Acknowledgements During the three-year long period of my fieldwork in Malaysia, I was greatly indebted to many people. I must note my appreciation of many Malaysian friends for their academic support and warm friendship, though I cannot thank them all by name. My special thanks go to Professor Lee Kam Hing, Professor Jomo, Dr Gomez, Lim Kit Siang, Datuk Rais Yatim, Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar, Tian Chua, Teresa Kok, Shamsul Akmar Musakamal, Ahmad Shabery Chik, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Soo YewThet, and Liew ChinTong. Regardless of their different political orientations, they share a great enthusiasm and love for Malaysian people. My understanding of Malaysia has been immeasurably enhanced by formal and informal conversations with them. I would also like to express my appreciation to the teachers I had when I was a graduate student in Korea: Professors Kim Sang-Joon, Oh Kie-Pyung, Rhee Sang-Woo, Chang Dal-Joong, Lee Kap-Yun, Park HoSeong , Kang Jung-In. My special thanks go to Professor Sohn Hak-Kyu and Professor Shin Yoon-Hwan. They advised me to study at the Australian National University and have continued to offer their encouragement. Now as then, my teachers, directly or indirectly, have continued to inspire me to continue to undertake research. My greatest appreciation must go to my family. To my lovely wife Bo-Ai, thanks will never be enough for her sacrifice and love. She remains always there when I need her, full of trust. This book could not have been written without her complete support and encouragement. My son Jin-Ha and daughter Sun-Young are our most valued blessings of God. For the last decade, my mind has been at peace with their smiles and love. My final and largest appreciation must go to my parents, Hwang Kwang-Yeon and Lee Yong-Soon.Their trust and patience towards their son gave me the strength and courage throughout the course of this study. I dedicate this book to my parents with love.© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore ...

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