Malay Society in the Late Nineteenth Century: The Beginnings of Change

by J.M. Gullick

Book Overview

Beginning in the mid-19th century, the forces of social change in Malay gradually gathered momentum and eventually permeated all of Malay society--even reaching those states that still retained their independence. Piecing together contemporary evidence found in official records and in personal reminiscences of Malays and Europeans, this study of Malay social history concerns itself with the position of rulers, the aristocratic class, and the peasant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195889525
• ISBN13: 9780195889529
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"