A Short History of Malaysia.
Crows Nest. Allen & Unwin. 2003. Stock ID #180121 "A readable, well-informed and comprehensive history of Malaysia from ancient past to hyper-modern present day. When referring to this item please quote stockid 180121.
Maps, colour and black and white photographic plates, xiv + 345pp, appendices, glossary, biblography, index, covers trifle shelf worn, a very good paperback copy.
One of the last British colonies to achieve independence, Malaysia has been developed by its leaders as a model of rapid modernisation. From an earlier image as a romantic tropical backwater, it is now a self-conscious, rapidly developing, hi-tech nation-state stretching from Thailand to the sea boundaries of the Philippines. But the past remains a crucial part of Malaysia's present.
From the origins of its aboriginal peoples, through the years of Western domination to the forceful culture politics of Dr Mahathir, this is a lively and very informative account of Malaysia's past and the major trends in its contemporary political life and the challenges it faces in the 21st century. ceful culture politics of Dr Mahathir, this is a lively and very informative account of Malaysia's past and present." (Publisher's description).
Price: $30.00 AU