The Malays.

Just who are 'the Malays'? This provocative study poses the question and considers how and why the answers have changed over time, and from one region to another. Anthony Milner develops a sustained argument about ethnicity and identity in an historical, 'Malay' context. The Mala...

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Main Author: Milner, Anthony
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2009
Series:Peoples of South-East Asia & the Pacific.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Just who are 'the Malays'? This provocative study poses the question and considers how and why the answers have changed over time, and from one region to another. Anthony Milner develops a sustained argument about ethnicity and identity in an historical, 'Malay' context. The Malays is a comprehensive examination of the origins and development of Malay identity, ethnicity, and consciousness over the past five centuries.:.; Covers the political, economic, and cultural development of the Malays.; Explores the Malay presence in Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and South.
Physical Description:1 online resource (307 pages)
ISBN:9781444305104
1444305107
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.