Research Catalog

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Description

1. vi, 298 pages; 23 cm

Summary

1. Gungwu (National U. of Singapore) explores encounters between the peoples of the China coasts and the Malay archipelago during the period of British Malaya and the independent Federation of Malaysia. He has added seven new essays to augment 11 that appeared in Community and Nation (1992), now out of print. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Alternative title

1. Only connect!, Sinno-Malay encounters

Subject

1. Malays (Asian people)
2. Chinese > Malaysia > History
3. Chinese
4. International relations
5. Chinesen
6. Geschichte
7. Malaien
8. Malaysia > Relations > China
9. China > Relations > Malaysia
10. China
11. Malaysia
12. Malaysia
13. Chinesen
14. Malaien

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. The Opening of Relations between China and Malacca (1403-1405) -- The First Three Rulers of Malacca -- The Melayu in Hai-Kuo Wen-Chien Lu -- Malayan Nationalism -- Malaysia: Contending Elites -- Reflections on Malaysian Elites -- Chinese Politics in Malaya -- Introduction to Malaysia: A Survey -- The Malaysian Split -- Political Change in Malaysia -- Malay Politics and Colonialism -- Two Kinds of Ethnic Transformations -- Continuities in Island Southeast Asia -- Migration Patterns in History: Malaysia and the Region -- Traditional Leadership in a New Nation: The Chinese in Malaya and Singapore -- Early Southeast Asia: Political Fragmentation and Cultural Change -- A Short Introduction to Chinese Writing in Malaya -- "Are Indonesian Chinese Unique?": Some Observations.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.