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Sino-Malay Encounters: Only Connect!

by Wang Gungwu
Sino-Malay Encounters: Only Connect!
Sino-Malay Encounters: Only Connect!

Historical insights on Sino-Malay interactions.

If you're intrigued by the rich tapestry of cultural exchanges within Southeast Asia, "Sino-Malay Encounters: Only Connect!" can offer you a profound understanding. Wang Gungwu delves into the interaction between Chinese and Malay communities through a historical lens, revealing the complexities and the enduring ties that have shaped modern Malaysia. This book is especially compelling if you appreciate scholarship that brings together previously published work with fresh perspectives.

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.

Sino-Malay Encounters: Only Connect!

by Wang Gungwu
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ISBN: 9789812101662
Authors: Wang Gungwu
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Intl
Date of Publication: 2001-12-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Sociology, Politics
Related Topics: History, Sociology, World History, Politics, Asia, Society
Goodreads rating: 3.0
(rated by 2 readers)

Description

Gungwu (National University of Singapore) examines encounters between the peoples of the coasts of China and the Malay Archipelago during the period of British Malaya and the independent Federation of Malaysia. The volume adds seven new essays to complement eleven that appeared in Community and Nation (1992), now out of print.
 

Historical insights on Sino-Malay interactions.

If you're intrigued by the rich tapestry of cultural exchanges within Southeast Asia, "Sino-Malay Encounters: Only Connect!" can offer you a profound understanding. Wang Gungwu delves into the interaction between Chinese and Malay communities through a historical lens, revealing the complexities and the enduring ties that have shaped modern Malaysia. This book is especially compelling if you appreciate scholarship that brings together previously published work with fresh perspectives.

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.