The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya - Couverture souple

Harper, T

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521004659 ISBN 13 : 9780521004657

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya One of most important contributions to the history of decolonisation to appear in the past generation. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Modern Malaya was born in a period of war, insurrection, and monumental social upheaval. Tim Harper's acclaimed 1999 study examines the achievement of independence in 1957, not primarily through the struggle between Imperial Britain and nationalist elites, but through the internal struggles that late colonial rule fostered at all levels of Malayan society. It contains research on the impact of the Second World War in Malaya, the origins and course of the Communist Emergency, and urbanisation and popular culture, and charts the responses of Malaya's communities to more intrusive forms of government and to rapid social change. Dr Harper emphasises the various conflicting visions of independence, and suggests that although the experiments of late colonialism were frustrated, they left an enduring legacy for the politics of independent Malaya. This book sheds light on the dynamics of nationalism, ethnicity, and state-building in modern Southeast Asia.

Revue de presse :

'In The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya, T. N. Harper offers a wide-ranging and detailed analysis of Malayan social trends, their causes and effects, in the years before independence ('Merdeka') in 1957... this comprehensive study opens new perspectives on how far pressures and initiatives in a divided society can generate change or conflict.' John Gullick, The Times Literary Supplement

'It is without doubt a very significant piece of historical writing. The amount of detail collected and meticulously referenced, is impressive.' Bijdragen

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521004659
• ISBN 13: 9780521004657
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 436