Malay Kingship in Kedah
Title | Malay Kingship in Kedah PDF eBook |
Author | Maziar Mozaffari Falarti |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0739168428 |
The book probes and examines traditional sources of royal power and control, as well as indigenous socio-political systems in the Malay world. It is focused on the north-western Malaysian Sultanate of Kedah which is acknowledged as the oldest unbroken independent kingship line in the 'Malay and Islamic world' with 1,000 years of history. Little scholarly attention has been paid to its pre-modern history, society, religion, system of government and unique geographic situation, potentially controlling both land and sea lines of communication into the remainder of Southeast Asia. It will thus provide the first comprehensive treatment in English, or other languages, on Kedah's pre-modern and nineteenth century historiography and can provide a foundation for comparative studies of the various Malay states which is presently lacking. The proposed book also sheds much needed light on a range of important topics in Malay history including: Kedah and the northern Melaka Straits history, colonial expansion and rivalry, Southeast Asian history and politics, interregional migration and the influence of the sea peoples or orang laut, traditional Malay socio-political and economic life, Islamic influences and the course of Thai-Malay relations. The book attempts to offer a new understanding, not only of Kedah, but of the political and cultural development of the entire Malay world and of its relationships with the broader forces in both its continental and maritime settings. It argues that Kedah does not seem to follow, and in fact, often seems to contradict what has been commonly been accepted as the "typical model" of the traditional Malay state. Thus it concludes that the ruling dynasty has historically exploited a wide range of unique environmental conditions, local traditions, global spiritual trends and economic forces to preserve and strengthen its political position.
Kedah
Title | Kedah PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Kedah |
ISBN |
Palace, Political Party, and Power
Title | Palace, Political Party, and Power PDF eBook |
Author | Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian |
Publisher | National University of Singapore Press |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
This text traces the history of the Malay rulers from the late colonial period to the first decade of the 21st century, considering the implications of the decline of the Malay rulers under colonial rule, the role of the Japanese Occupation of Malaya in defining postwar Malay identity.
Tradition and Change in a Malay State
Title | Tradition and Change in a Malay State PDF eBook |
Author | Sharom Ahmat |
Publisher | |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Kedah |
ISBN |
In the Center of Authority
Title | In the Center of Authority PDF eBook |
Author | Hendrik M. J. Maier |
Publisher | Cornell University Southeast Asia Program |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Islam and Malay Kingship
Title | Islam and Malay Kingship PDF eBook |
Author | A. C. Milner |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Islam and state |
ISBN |
Ottoman-Southeast Asian Relations (2 vols.)
Title | Ottoman-Southeast Asian Relations (2 vols.) PDF eBook |
Author | Ismail Hakkı Kadı |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 1095 |
Release | 2019-11-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004409998 |
Ottoman-Southeast Asian Relations: Sources from the Ottoman Archives, is a product of meticulous study of İsmail Hakkı Kadı, A.C.S. Peacock and other contributors on historical documents from the Ottoman archives. The work contains documents in Ottoman-Turkish, Malay, Arabic, French, English, Tausug, Burmese and Thai languages, each introduced by an expert in the language and history of the related country. The work contains documents hitherto unknown to historians as well as others that have been unearthed before but remained confined to the use of limited scholars who had access to the Ottoman archives. The resources published in this study show that the Ottoman Empire was an active actor within the context of Southeast Asian experience with Western colonialism. The fact that the extensive literature on this experience made limited use of Ottoman source materials indicates the crucial importance of this publication for future innovative research in the field. Contributors are: Giancarlo Casale, Annabel Teh Gallop, Rıfat Günalan, Patricia Herbert, Jana Igunma, Midori Kawashima, Abraham Sakili and Michael Talbot