Multicivilizational Societies

Multiethnic also can be known as multicivilizational societies that can be found in underdeveloped and developing countries is been assume that the society with cultural diversity has built-in fragility, and that causes it faces problems of survival because it is riddled with incompatible tensions and conflicts that tear the social fabric apart. However, having successfully galvanized cultural diversity into a relatively united national political community does not necessarily mean that it will remain united forever. It is important to maintain a nuanced understanding of the dynamics of group social interaction because such interaction may either move the society forward or pull it backward. While the role of natural evolution is very important,

Portuguese is the first European power that set foot in the Malay Peninsula between year 1511 and 1641. Portuguese has left an important historical artifact, known as the fortress “A Famosa.” In the year between 1641 and 1824, the Dutch had ousted the Portuguese and ruled Malacca. Another country who ruled Malaya is British. British colonized Malaya for almost 200 years from year 1780 and the Malaya Peninsula became Britain’s biggest “dollar earner.” Several important changes may be experienced as a result of British colonial rule. First, Malaya was turned into a colony from independent Malay sultanates under indirect British rule. Second, the Malay states were transformed to a colonial dual economy dependent upon the metropolis and serving as producers of raw materials for Britain. Third, in response to the demands for labour of the colonial economy, an influx of Chinese and Indian immigrants took place from the middle of the 19th century until the 1930s. Fourth, the British instituted a Western colonial bureaucracy known as the Malayan Civil Service (MCS) to replace the feudal administrative framework in order to ensure the effective functioning of the colonial political entity and economy. Fifth, common education is a crucial mechanism through which the values of each other’s civilizations can be learned, and constructive intercivilizational interaction can take place. The consequences of the British policy of divide and rule can be seen clearly in the political domain. Lastly, the Japanese had take over Malaya from British from December 1941 to August 1945 was a terrifying experience for the people, but it helped puncture the myth of the invincibility of Pax Britannica, fuelled anti-British colonial sentiments, and propelled the nationalist struggle for