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Nusantara: History of a Concept by Evers, Hans-Dieter

“…The dictionary meaning of ‘Nusantara’ is ‘Indonesia’ (in Indonesia) and ‘Malay World’ (in Malaysia), but different meanings have been attached to the concept…”
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Singapore in the Cycles of the Longue Durée by Borschberg, Peter

“…This article examines the history of Singapore over the course of about five centuries from the founding of Temasek-Singapura at the end of the thirteenth…”
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Thomas Stamford Raffles’ Masonic Career in Java: A New Perspective on the British Interregnum (1811–1816) by Jordaan, Roy, Carey, Peter

“…This paper looks at ways in which Raffles’ membership of Dutch masonic lodges proved beneficial to his personal initiatives and professional career both in…”
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Family Narratives and Abandoned Monuments of the May 13 Riot in the Sungai Buloh Leprosarium by Hong, POR Heong

“…The May 13 riot, which broke out in the aftermath of the country’s third general election in 1969, remains a defining moment in Malaysian politics. Malaysians…”
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Gene Z. Hanrahan: Elusive Historian of the Malayan Emergency by Opper, Marc

“…In 1954, Gene Z. Hanrahan published a book containing translations of some of the Malayan Communist Party’s most important documents, many of which were…”
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Penang in 1837, as seen by the French explorer Captain Auguste Vaillant by Dyer, Colin

“…The French Captain Auguste Vaillant arrived in the Straits of Malacca in February, 1837, in the corvette La Bonite. He called briefly in Malacca, where he was…”
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A Chinese Labour Broker in Malaya: Lee Kwai Lim and his Kam Lun Tai Company by Ing, TAN Miau

“…Studies of Chinese labour migration generally focus on why immigrants leave home, what happens to them upon arrival, and government policies towards Chinese…”
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Visit to Independent States in the Vicinity of Malacca in 1885 by Weld, Fred. A.

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Singapore ca. 1859, as seen by Colonel Henri de Ponchalon by Dyer, Colin

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Singapore in 1897 as seen by Paul Doumer by Dyer, Colin

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Words of Majesty: A Brief History of Royal Correspondence between England and Asia, 1600–1858 by Morel, Richard Scott

“…Diplomatic historians have downplayed the English Crown's role in Asian diplomacy and over-emphasized the actions of merchants and military officers on the…”
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Muted Speech, Apa Khabar Orang Kampung, and To Singapore, with Love by Hsu, Fang-Tze

“…Both Singapore and Malaysia have policies making it difficult for one-time communist partisans living in exile to return home. The two films discussed in this…”
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Malacca in 1824: An Eye-witness Account by Captain Hyacinthe de Bougainville by de Bougainville, Hyacinthe, Dyer, Colin

“…During his circumnavigation of the globe in 1824–1826, French Captain Hyacinthe de Bougainville visited Malacca in 1824. In his official journal of the voyage,…”
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Tanah Rata and the Development of the Cameron Highlands, 1925–2030 by Weebers, Robert C. M.

“…The Cameron Highlands is named after William Cameron, a surveyor working for the British colonial administration who explored the region in the mid-1880s. In…”
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I am Ali Wallace: The Malay Assistant of Alfred Russel Wallace by van Wyhe, John, Drawhorn, Gerrell M.

“…The famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace collected natural history specimens throughout Southeast Asia from 1854–1862. One of the least known of the players…”
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Former Japanese Soldiers Who Joined Communist Guerrillas in Malaya: Reconstructing an Elusive History by Fujio, HARA

“…At the end of the Pacific War, 200–400 Japanese ex-soldiers stationed in Malaya joined the Malayan Communist Party guerrillas out of fear of retribution by…”
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Borneo History: Time for a New Look? by Phillips, David

“…The present article re-assesses key episodes before and during the period of colonial rule in northern Borneo. Historical accounts of this region generally…”
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The Establishment of Singapore by FARQUHAR, WILLIAM

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NOTE OF APPRECIATION by Hamid, Tengku Mohd Fauzi bin Tengku Abdul

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Who wrote A Yellow Sleuth? by Kratoska, Paul

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