Creating "Greater Malaysia" : Decolonization and the Politics of Merger /

This book offers an in-depth and detailed analysis of the political processes that led to formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. It argues that the Malaysia that came into being following the amalgamation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo was a political creation whose only ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tai Yong, Tan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2008]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Decolonization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
Decolonisation > Asie du Sud-Est > Histoire.
Decolonization > Southeast Asia > History.
Southeast Asia.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface / Yong, Tan Tai
  • Map of British Colonies in Southeast Asia (1946)
  • Map of Malaysia (1963)
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE: Decolonization and the "Grand Design": Aspects of British Policy in Post-War Southeast Asia
  • CHAPTER TWO: Merger and Greater Malaysia: Political Attitudes towards Union between Singapore and the Federation
  • CHAPTER THREE: Setting the Stage: Tunku's Ulster-type Merger and Singapore's White Paper Proposals
  • CHAPTER FOUR: The Citizenship Issue
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Financial Arrangements and the Common Market
  • CHAPTER SIX: The Borneo Territories and Brunei
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chronology of Key Events Leading to the Formation of Malaysia
  • Dramatis Personae
  • Index
  • About the Author

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