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Radicals tells the story of a group of radical Malay men and women from ordinary social backgrounds who chose to oppose foreign rule of their homeland, knowing full well that by embarking on this path of resistance, they would risk imprisonment or death. Their ranks included teachers, journalists, intellectuals, housewives, peasants, preachers, and youths. They formed, led, and contributed to the founding of political parties, grassroots organizations, unions, newspapers, periodicals, and schools that spread their ideas across the country in the aftermath of the Great Depression, when colonialism was at its height and evident in all areas of life in their country. But when their efforts to u...
An obvious hiatus amidst the abundance of Pacific War studies is the story of Indonesia during that period. The Encyclopedia of Indonesia in the Pacific War, edited under the aegis of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation, now fills that gap. This state of the art work reflects the different experiences and historiographic traditions of Indonesians, Japanese, and Dutch. The aim is to present the developments in the Indonesian archipelago in as much a rational and dispassionate way as possible, taking into account regional and social variations and interpreting them within the international context of pre- and post-war trends. With due acknowledgement of different perspectives, ambiguities, unresolved issues and conflicting views, it sets out to enhance mutual understanding and academic dialogue.
Literary criticism and interpretation of political views on the novels of Ahmad Boestamam, a Malaysian writer.
Tengku Menteri mengisahkan kegigihan dan perjuangan tokoh korporat Melayu yang muncul pada abad kesembilan belas iaitu Long Jaafar (bapa_ dan Ngah Ibrahim (anak) di daerah Larut Matang, Perak Darul Ridzuan. Novel ini menggunakan watak-watak dan peristiwa yang masyhur dalam sejarah tanah air digabungkan dengan watak-watak fiksyen bagi melihat sejarah masa lalu dan kegunaannya dalam melihat hari depan sesuatu bangsa. Novel ini juga mengingatkan betapa pentingnya kemerdekaan sesebuah negara dijaga oleh para pembesar dan rakyatnya. Jangan bercakaran sehingga penjajah masuk dan merampas segala kebebasan dan harta yang ada. Apabila semua dikuasai oleh orang asing, kita akan kerugian.
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