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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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