The Malays / Anthony Milner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milner, Anthony Crothers, 1945-

Series:

Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific.

The peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malays (Asian people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

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, Camb

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Maps; Preface and Acknowledgements; Note about the Author; 1: Thinking about 'the Malays' and 'Malayness'; 2: Early Histories: Engaging India and Islam; 3: The Sultanates; 4: A 'Malay' or Kerajaan World?; 5: Experiencing Colonialism, and the Making of the Bangsa Melayu; 6: Building 'Malays' into Nation States; 7: Multiple Forms of 'Malayness'; 8: Ethnicity, Civilization and the Fear of 'Disappearing from this World'; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-274) and index.

ISBN:

9786612115943

9781282115941

1282115944

9781444305098

1444305093

9781444305104

1444305107

OCLC:

437111557