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A Malay Frontier : Unity and Duality in a Sumatran Kingdom /

The way in which Malays construe ideas about authority and government is the subject of this book. Focusing upon an often-ignored section of the Malay archipelago, Barus, a small kingdom on the coast of northwest Sumatra, the author compares readings based upon the royal chronicles of Hilir and Hulu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Drakard, Jane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1990.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. European Perceptions Of Bams 1668-1840
  • 3. Two Malay Texts
  • 4. Two Origin Stories
  • 5. A Common Past: Episodes One, Two, And Three
  • 6. A Dual Settlement: Episodes Four And Five
  • 7. Crisis And Denouement: Episodes Six And Seven
  • 8. Conclusion: Unity And Duality
  • Genealogies
  • Bibliography
  • Index