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quack2
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This Address gives a broad overview of the history of British relations with Malaysia and the Malay World and the nature and specific contribution of British scholarship in the humanities within the international context of Malay studies, to take stock of what there was in terms of research and research achievements at the eve of Independence. It then turns to the state of Malay studies today generally and without dwelling on the largely isolated achievement that undoubtedly exists wherever individuals are ...
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quack2
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The establishment of workable collaborative relations with indigenous elites formed a vital part of the maintenance of the British Empire. This was especially so in the Malay States, where the Malay rulers enjoyed considerable local prestige as religious leaders and as the organising principle of Malay society itself. As the case of Sultan Ibrahim of Johore demonstrates, nevertheless, indigenous collaborators were no mere puppets and enjoyed considerable freedom of action to frustrate and impede the policies of their imperial overlords. Sultan ...
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quack2
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This article revisits the Malay settlements in Singapore from the pre-British era up to the present day, in order to examine the colonial and post-colonial influences on the development of the Malay settlements, its meanings for the local communities and its living legacy today. In particular it discusses key factors which shaped this dramatic transformation: the plans of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, immigration and economic development under the British, British land policy and the official Malay villages, and Britain's military presence. ...
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