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Creating Greater Malaysia: Decolonization and the Politics of Merger

Creating Greater Malaysia: Decolonization and the Politics of Merger
Creating Greater Malaysia: Decolonization and the Politics of Merger

Insight into Malaysia's complex, expedient foundation.

If you're fascinated by the intricate dance of decolonization and state formation, "Creating 'Greater Malaysia'" can offer you that deep dive. It sheds light on the mesh of political interests that dictated the birth of a nation. You'll be transported to a pivotal time in Southeast Asia, where every decision was crucial and had lasting consequences, and you'll understand why this artificial entity called 'Greater Malaysia' is more than just a geographical term—it's a historical, political puzzle.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Creating Greater Malaysia: Decolonization and the Politics of Merger

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ISBN: 9789812307439
Related Collections: Economics, History, Politics
Related Topics: History, Political Science, World History, Politics, Asia, Government

Description

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the political processes that led to the formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. It argues that the Malaysia that came into being after the amalgamation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo was a political creation whose rationale was a convergence of political and economic expediency for the departing colonial power, the Malayan leadership, and the ruling party of self-governing Singapore. "Greater Malaysia" was an artificial political entity, the outcome of the interests and motives of political actors in London and Southeast Asia from the 1950s to the early 1960s. The book contrasts the negotiations and hard bargaining between Singapore and Malaya on citizenship, control of finances, and the development of a common market during the lead-up to merger with the relative ease with which the North Borneo Territories were incorporated into the Federation. The haste and testing conditions in which negotiations were conducted between 1961 and 1963, often with the British facilitating the process as an "honest broker", led to unresolved compromises between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. These compromises did not obviate the possibility of future difficulties, and the seeds of dissension sown by the disagreements between the two governments were to sprout into major crises during Singapore's brief history in the Federation of Malaysia. Author: Tan Tai Yong
 

Insight into Malaysia's complex, expedient foundation.

If you're fascinated by the intricate dance of decolonization and state formation, "Creating 'Greater Malaysia'" can offer you that deep dive. It sheds light on the mesh of political interests that dictated the birth of a nation. You'll be transported to a pivotal time in Southeast Asia, where every decision was crucial and had lasting consequences, and you'll understand why this artificial entity called 'Greater Malaysia' is more than just a geographical term—it's a historical, political puzzle.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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