The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya - Couverture souple

Milner, Anthony

 
9780521003568: The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya

Synopsis

This book, first published in 1995, is a study of political debate in this important Southeast Asian society.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book, first published in 1995, is a study of political debate in an important Southeast Asian society. It re-examines the formative period in Malay nationalism and argues against using nationalism as the paradigm of analysis. By interrogating key Malay texts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Anthony Milner shows how contested and problematic the sphere of nationalism was. Central to the book is the notion of politics and it explores the development of political discourse in Malaysia. By stressing the emerging tension in Malay political thinking between monarchy, religion and nationalism, the author provides an essential introduction to the politics and society of modern Malaysia.

Revue de presse

'This magnificent book is certainly essential reading for Malaysianists and Malaysians interested in the intrigues and mystique of Malay politics, in the past and at present.' A. B. Shamsul, Asian Studies Review

'The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya is a model of its kind and will undoubtedly become a landmark in Malaysian studies.' William R. Roff, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

' ... unusual, detailed and original book .' Asian Affairs

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521465656: The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya: Contesting Nationalism and the Expansion of the Public Sphere

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521465656 ISBN 13 :  9780521465656
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1995
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