A Malay Frontier

A Malay Frontier
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781501719080
ISBN-13 : 1501719084
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Book Synopsis A Malay Frontier by : Jane Drakard

Download or read book A Malay Frontier written by Jane Drakard and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way in which Malays construe ideas about authority and government is the subject of this book. Focusing upon an often-ignored section of the Malay archipelago, Barus, a small kingdom on the coast of northwest Sumatra, the author compares readings based upon the royal chronicles of Hilir and Hulu Barus. She examines the relationship between the upland and the lowland to study the character of Malay political culture in Barus.


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