End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

List of contents

List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Glossary of non-English terms; Introduction; 1. 'On the ruins of Melaka fort'; 2. The Malayan spring; 3. The revolt on the periphery; 4. Rural society and terror; 5. House of glass; 6. The advent of the 'Bumiputera'; 7. The politics of culture; 8. Making citizens; 9. The colonial inheritance; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This 1999 book is a general social and political history of Malaya, and one of the most important contributions to the history of decolonisation to appear in the past generation. Tim Harper's acclaimed study examines the last years of British rule and the achievement of Malayan independence.

Product details

• Authors: T. N. Harper, T. N. (University of Cambridge) Harper, Tim Harper, Harper T. N.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2001
• EAN: 9780521004657
• ISBN: 978-0-521-00465-7
• No. of pages: 436
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History