[Review of the book, Elite Malay Polygamy: Wives, Wealth and Woes in Malaysia by Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeiten

Abstract

Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen’s richly detailed study of contemporary elite Malay polygamy in Malaysia is a welcome addition to scholarship on the country and beyond. Based on fieldwork stretching over twenty-five years, the book is organized thematically around narratives from seventeen key female informants drawn from elite circles in Kuala Lumpur (KL). ...