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As empires fell : the life and times of Lee Hau-Shik, the first Finance Minister of Malaya /

To understand how independence was gained for a politically complex country such as Malaysia, and how its structure took form requires familiarity with the key players involved. More importantly, only by locating these actors within the changing socio-political context in which they specifically liv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ooi, Kee Beng (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- PART ONE: 1901-42 -- 1. Colonial Life Between the Wars -- 2. Times of Opportunity -- PART TWO: 1942-45 -- 3. Political Awakening Amid Global Wars -- 4. Finding Refuge in India -- PART THREE: 1945-59 -- 5. Politics in a Messy New World -- 6. Moving Towards Merdeka -- Epilogue: After 1959 -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author 
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