Malaysia: Portrait of a Nation [Hardcover]

Wendy Khadijah Moore (Author), Radin Mohd Noh Saleh (Author)

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Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Periplus Editions (December 15, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 962593989X
ISBN-13: 978-9625939896
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.7 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,000,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
"Malaysia is an old land, but an imagined nation, inheriting its political borders from the imperialist powers that carved up the great Malay World into Dutch and English spheres." Read the first page

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Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu, Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak Cultural Village, Southeast Asia, Orang Ulu, Tengku Ismail, Kuala Kangsar, Bajau Laut, Langkawi Island, Malay World

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This book cites 16 books:

The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy (The Norton Library) by Anthony Burgess on page 88, and Back Matter
Soul of Malaya by Henri Fauconnier on page 39, and Back Matter
Complete Short Stories by W. Somerset Maugham in Back Matter
Short Stories (Study Texts) by W. Somerset Maugham in Back Matter
The Golden Chersonese (Konemann Classics) by Isabella Bird Bishop in Back Matter

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