Templer and the Road to Malayan Independence : The Man and His Time /

Dr. Comber's account of General Templer's administration in Malaya as High Commissioner and Director of Operations (1952-54) during the Malayan Emergency departs from the usually accepted orthodox assessment of his time in Malaya by focusing on the political and socioeconomic aspects of hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Comber, Leon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Templer, Gerald, > Sir, > 1898-1979.
Colonial administrators > Malaysia > Malaya > Biography.
Marshals > Great Britain > Biography.
Malaya > Politics and government.
Malaya > History > Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by professor A.B. Shamsul
  • Prologue
  • The background : the appointment of General Sir Gerald Templer as High Commissioner and Director of Operations, Malaya (1952-54)
  • The early days : General Templer in Kuala Lumpur--political background
  • The Templer plan : the implementation of General Templer's political directive
  • Victor Purcell and Francis Carnell, honorary MCA political advisers, August-September 1952
  • General Sir Gerald Templer, the MCA, and the Kinta Valley Home Guard (1952-54)
  • The case of Lee Meng--a cause celebre : the system of justice in Malaya
  • The road to self-government : "the pistols are out"
  • Conclusion : General Templer's departure
  • Appendix A. Directive to General Sir Gerald Templer by the British government
  • Appendix B. General Sir Gerald Templer : a short bibliographical note.

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