MALAY POLITICS IN SARAWAK, 1946-1966 the search for unity and political ascendancy

This is the first in-depth study of the political evolution of the Malay community during the crucial years from the cession to the British Crown in 1946 to independence in Malaysia and after. The author traces the course of Malay politics as it emerged from the trauma of the "cession controver...

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Main Author: Sanib Said (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore Oxford University Press 1985
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Summary:This is the first in-depth study of the political evolution of the Malay community during the crucial years from the cession to the British Crown in 1946 to independence in Malaysia and after. The author traces the course of Malay politics as it emerged from the trauma of the "cession controversy," which split the Malay community down the center, to the means by which the Malays eventually healed this split and found a united voice through the Parti Bumiputera.
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:xv, 166 pages maps 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 145-152) and index
ISBN:0195825721