{"product_id":"9781444339031","title":"The Malays","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Malays\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnthony Milner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Australia \u0026amp; New Zealand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust who are 'the Malays'? This provocative study poses the question and considers how and why the answers have changed over time, and from one region to another.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthony Milner develops a sustained argument about ethnicity and identity in an historical, 'Malay' context. \u003ci\u003eThe Malays\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive examination of the origins and development of Malay identity, ethnicity, and consciousness over the past five centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the political, economic, and cultural development of the Malays\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the Malay presence in Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa, as well as the modern Malay show-state of Malaysia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers diplomatic speculation about ways Malay ethnicity will develop and be challenged in the future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnthony Milner\u003c\/b\u003e is Basham Professor of Asian History at the Australian National University, and was Visiting Professor at The Research Institute for the Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo) in 2007. He has also held appointments as Raffles Visiting Professor of History at the National University of Singapore and Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. His writings on 'the Malays' include \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya\u003c\/i\u003e (1995, 2002), and \u003ci\u003eKerajaan: Malay Political Culture on the Eve of Colonial Rule\u003c\/i\u003e (1982). He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 November 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444339031\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310946709644,"sku":"9781444339031","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444339031_90ad1a6c-db7b-4651-bee0-0d2fd8ba12cc.jpg?v=1780283169","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444339031","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}