New perspectives and research on Malaysian history essays on Malaysian historiography

• Corporate Author: Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
• Other Authors: Cheah, Boon Kheng (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Published: [Kuala Lumpur] MBRAS 2007
• Series: Monograph
• Subjects: Historiography > Malaysia; Malaysia > Historiography
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This book deals with the current research interests, methods, thinking and trend in Malaysian historical writing. The individual essays focus not only on new historical sources and methodologies, but also on debates between different schools of Malaysian historians on conceptual issues and on ways t...

Table of Contents:

• Scribes and historians, state museums, and state histories / Abu Talib Ahmad
• Re-reading adat laws and legal texts as sources of Malay social stability / Abu Talib Ahmad
• Syair as historical source : the Syair tantangan Singapura, a 19th century text / Badriyah Haji Salleh
• New theories and challenges in Malaysian history / Cheah Boon Kheng
• Writing marginalized groups into Malaysian history / Haryati Hassan and Hamidin Abd. Hamid
• The gerschenkron advantage : new directions for forging ahead in Malaysian economic history / Loh Wei Leng
• Highlighting Malay women in Malaysian historiography / Mahani Musa
• Writing on Orang Asli into Malaysian history / Nik Haslinda Nik Hussain
• Many Malayas : placing Malaysia in a historical context / Paul H. Kratoska
• Writing the history of the Chinese in Malaysia : new directions and bridging the gaps between two linguistic spheres / Danny Wong Tze Ken