The Reluctant Politician: Tun Dr Ismail and His Time

Author Adam J. Young

Publisher Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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Adam J. Young

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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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2005

ISBN13

9789812307293

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College Freshman - College Senior

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A biography of Malaysia's powerful Home Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman. Includes facts about Malaysian and Singaporean history, as well as insights into the processes of decolonization and nation building.
Cover Page.
Half Title.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Foreword.
Message from the Director.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
About the Author.
Chronology.
1: Merdeka or Medicine?.
2: The Acting Prime Minister Dies.
3: Life Before Politics*.
4: UMNO and the Road to Merdeka.
5: Positioning Malaya in the World*.
6: The Making and Partitioning of Malaysia.
7: Plate 1–51.
8: Remaking Malaysia.
9: Forced from Retirement.
10: A Lack of Time.
11: Nailing Things into Place.
List of Abbreviations.
Bibliography.
Index.
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