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A History of Malaysia
Barbara Watson Andaya
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Description for A History of Malaysia
Hardback. This brand new edition of A History of Malaysia brings the story of this fascinating country up to date, incorporating the latest scholarship on every period of Malaysian history. Fresh analysis of Islam's historical role in the Malay world and how it links with the growing Islamization of Malaysia today make for a timely study. Num Pages: 456 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 835.
First published in 1982, this text is widely regarded as a leading general history of the country. This new and revised edition brings the story of this fascinating country up to date, incorporating the latest scholarship on every period of Malaysian history, including recent research into pre-modern times. This text thus provides a historical framework that helps explain the roots of the issues dominating Malaysian life today, and the difficulties of creating a multicultural state where resources are equitably shared and the rights of all citizens are acknowledged. This book is a key text for courses on Southeast Asian ... Read more
First published in 1982, this text is widely regarded as a leading general history of the country. This new and revised edition brings the story of this fascinating country up to date, incorporating the latest scholarship on every period of Malaysian history, including recent research into pre-modern times. This text thus provides a historical framework that helps explain the roots of the issues dominating Malaysian life today, and the difficulties of creating a multicultural state where resources are equitably shared and the rights of all citizens are acknowledged. This book is a key text for courses on Southeast Asian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230293533
SKU
V9780230293533
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99-5
About Barbara Watson Andaya
Barbara Watson Andaya is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai'i, USA. Leonard Y. Andaya is Professor of Southeast Asian History at the University of Hawai'i, USA.
Reviews for A History of Malaysia
For many years the authoritative resource for students and the general reader, this third edition brings the Malaysia narrative right up to the present, and reviews the entire history of this extraordinary country in the light of recent research. The Andayas show that historical knowledge is absolutely essential to understand the dynamics of Malaysia today.
Anthony Milner, Australian National ... Read more
Anthony Milner, Australian National ... Read more