Colonial Image of Malay Adat Laws A Critical Appraisal of Studies on Adat Laws in the Malay Peninsula During the Colonial Era and Some Continuities |
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| Author:
| Abdul Rahman, Noor Aisha |
| Series title: | Social Sciences in Asia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-15056-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $131.95 |
Book Description:
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This book critically examines authoritative colonial works on adat laws in the Malay Peninsula and some continuities revealing unstated assumptions, ideological influences and distortions and methodological limitations in scholarship on the subject.
This book critically examines authoritative colonial works on adat laws in the Malay Peninsula and some continuities revealing unstated assumptions, ideological influences and distortions and methodological limitations in scholarship on the subject.