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Malaya and its History

164 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1948, Malaya and its History is a history of Malaya ranging from the thousand years of Hindu influence to the eras of Portuguese and Dutch rule, and from the establishment of the British protectorate to Malayan independence in 1957. There are chapters on law, trade, industry and the social services. This book will be of interest to students of history, southeast Asian studies, and cultural studies.

1. Malaya – the land 2. The peoples 3. The Hindu millennium 4. Malacca’s century of Malay rule 5. A Famosa 6. The Dutch at Malacca 7. The Straits settlements 8. Britain and the Malay states 9. British administration 10. The reign of law 11. Trade, monopolized and free, and finance 12. Industries, past and present 13. Labour: health: education 14. Japan’s hour of triumph 15. The Malayan union and Singapore 16. An independent Malaya and a self-governing Singapore Bibliography Index

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R. O. Winstedt

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