Conceptualizing the Malay World: Colonialism and Pan-Malay Identity in Malaya

Conceptualizing the Malay World explores the interrelations between the indigenization of "colonial knowledge" and the quest for pan-Malay identity in Malaya. In what way, to what extent, and for what purpose did the colonized accept, modify, and adapt the colonizer's worldview? To answer these questions, this study examines textbooks produced by British and Malay authors for teaching Malay history and geography to the local populace in teacher training colleges, then conducts a case study of one of these students who would go on to become a prominent nationalist activist. It shows that while the colonizers brought new concepts of Malayness to Malaya, the indigenization of colonial knowledge entailed significant reinterpretation, transformation, and appropriation.

Author: Naoki Soda
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
Published: 02/01/2022
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781925608229
ISBN10: 1925608220
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | Southeast Asia