The University Socialist Club and the contest for Malaya : tangled strands of modernity / Kah Seng Loh [and others].

The University Socialist Club and the contest for Malaya : tangled strands of modernity /

"The book, using a small group of left-wing student activists as a prism, explores the complex politics that underpinned the making of nation-states in Singapore and Malaysia after World War Two. While most works have viewed the period in terms of political contestation groups, the book demonst...

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Other Authors: Loh, Kah Seng
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
Series:IIAS publications series. Monographs ; 7.
Subjects:
University Socialist Club (Singapore) > History.
Students > Political activity > Malaysia > History.
Students > Political activity > Singapore > History.
Student movements > Malaysia.
Student movements > Singapore.
Universities and colleges > Singapore > Societies, etc. > History.
Universities and colleges > Malaysia > Societies, etc. > History.
Malaya > History > 1945-
Malaya > Politics and government > 1945-
Singapore > History > 1945-
Singapore > Politics and government > 1945-
Electronic book.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Photographs
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. The Socialist Club and the Modernity Project
  • 2. Awake in the Bowl of Night
  • 3. The Fajar Trial
  • 4. Visionary of the Nation, Voice of Stifled Malayans
  • 5. A Beacon of Light on the Campus and Beyond
  • 6. Frankly Partisan in the Struggle for Student Leadership
  • 7. The Shadow over the Club
  • 8. Resisting Malaysia, Swansong for Malaya
  • 9. Long Night after Coldstore
  • 10. In Defence of University Autonomy and Student Rights
  • 11. Entwined Memories and Myths
  • Conclusion: Modernity in Singapore and Malaya Reconsidered
  • The University Socialists: Biographical Sketches
  • Timeline of Events
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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