{"id":2153,"date":"2021-08-27T11:28:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2022-02-15T07:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T07:23:54","slug":"books-about-malaysia-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/books-about-malaysia-history\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Great Books on Malaysian History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"books a bout malaysia history\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-best-history-books-on-british-malaya-world-war-ii-malaysia-and-the-top-historical-novels-comics\">The best history books on British Malaya, World War II Malaysia, and the top historical novels &amp; comics. Chasing the restless tiger: 12 good books about the History of Malaysia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia is a beautiful tropical country composed of <strong>the southernmost section of the Malay Peninsula<\/strong> and Northern Borneo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Proclamation of Malaysia happened in 1963, but<strong> the country boasts a much longer history<\/strong>, spanning from early settlers to Indianized kingdoms which were later Islamized, leading to growingly complex political institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various European colonizers fought hard to acquire the <strong>geopolitically crucial Malayan Peninsula<\/strong> and the British eventually took over, to then leave the country after it gained independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of the Malaysian population is Malay, but starting centuries ago, immigrants from China and India moved to the country, <strong>gaining Malaysian citizenship without merging<\/strong> with them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ethnic, cultural, and religious <strong>variety is what makes Malaysia unique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article on the best books on Malaysian history, you will find a general section, one on the British domination, one on post World War II Malaysia, and one on <strong>Novels and comics related to Malaysian History<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-history\"><strong>General History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Malaysia history books\" class=\"wp-image-2164\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-short-history-of-malaysia\">A short history of Malaysia <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-virginia-matheson-hooker\">by&nbsp; Virginia Matheson Hooker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1864489553\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51m2HWdSc0L._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1864489553?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51m2HWdSc0L._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"A Short History of Malaysia: Linking East and West (A Short History of Asia series)\" height=\"500\" width=\"322\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1864489553?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A Short History of Malaysia: Linking East and West (A Short History of Asia series)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1864489553?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_eb5e49-54 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_eb5e49-54 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_eb5e49-54\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this ambitious and concise book, Professor Matheson Hooker presents a Complete History of Malaysia <strong>from its earliest human inhabitants to the 2000s<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her deep knowledge of Malay Literature, coupled with her dissemination skills result in a versatile book, <strong>suitable for different categories of readers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are planning a trip to Malaysia or you are an academic expanding your knowledge of the Country, we are sure <strong>this book will be your speed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A great and accessible text that makes it one of the best Malaysia history books.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_11cefa-eb .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_11cefa-eb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_11cefa-eb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" 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           \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0230293549?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31woABUFj2L._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"A History of Malaysia\" height=\"500\" width=\"331\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0230293549?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A History of Malaysia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_fa9d9c-b8 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_fa9d9c-b8 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_fa9d9c-b8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes this one of the best books on Malaysian history is Professor Watson Andaya&#8217;s unique approach. She gives great importance to geography which, she deems, was <strong>the ultimate trigger for the development of Malaysia<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge part of all trade in Asia had to (and still has to) pass through Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Sumatra island and this book gives you an idea of <strong>how international Malay Sultanates could be<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9ec2fb-40 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9ec2fb-40 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_9ec2fb-40\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a 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Malaya<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"malaysia historical books\" class=\"wp-image-2165\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"white-rajah\">White Rajah <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-nigel-barley\">by Nigel Barley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div 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width=\"315\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00GU2VLWI?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">White Rajah: A Biography of Sir James Brooke<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_185bb0-32 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_185bb0-32 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_185bb0-32\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Malaysia in 1963, Sabah and Sarawak had <strong>their very own political institutions<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1841 Sarawak, an Englishman named James Brooke <strong>founded a dynasty of White Rajas<\/strong>, who ruled the State for more than one century, managing inter-ethnic relations to achieve peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this book, the author Nigel Barley intertwines much-needed historical context with details on the personal life of Sir Brooke, <strong>without skimping on the gory details<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e13174-67 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e13174-67 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_e13174-67\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51+1TnLmuUL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Out in the Midday Sun: The British in Malaya 1880-1960\" height=\"500\" width=\"325\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B018T8OBCW?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Out in the Midday Sun: The British in Malaya 1880-1960<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_843b0d-ef .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_843b0d-ef .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_843b0d-ef\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is a good introduction to the <strong>British domination of Malaya<\/strong> from 1880 to 1960. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through multiple historical sources, as well as first-hand accounts of witnesses of the time, <strong>it retells the history of this tumultuous period<\/strong>, from the beginnings of 2 world wars until the first sprouts of Independence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best books on Malaysian history and a good compass to track the <strong>winding roads of the British diaspora<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_a8cc43-70 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_a8cc43-70 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_a8cc43-70\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a 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War<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"malaysia novels\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-war-of-the-running-dogs\">The war of the running dogs <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-noel-barber\">by No\u00ebl Barber<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"B00GU2VYCA\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51lzDn4GgQL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00GU2VYCA?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51lzDn4GgQL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The War of the Running Dogs: Malaya 1948-1960 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)\" height=\"500\" width=\"324\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00GU2VYCA?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The War of the Running Dogs: Malaya 1948-1960 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00GU2VYCA?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e38df9-d1 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e38df9-d1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_e38df9-d1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201crunning dogs\u201d Barber&#8217;s book title refers to are the <strong>Malaysians who remained loyal to the British<\/strong> after the end of Japanese occupation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the way their<strong> communist antagonists<\/strong> used to call them. 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0295a3-a4 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0295a3-a4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_0295a3-a4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The fall of Singapore in February 1942 was one of the British Army&#8217;s <strong>greatest World War II disasters<\/strong>. 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class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_cf0f9d-b4 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_cf0f9d-b4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_cf0f9d-b4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To some of you, the name Malaysia only recalls distant tropical impressions and the <strong>tragic disappearance of the MH370 flight in 2014<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book by the <strong>French investigative journalist<\/strong> Florence De Changy deals with the latter. In the immediate aftermath of the accident, she started noticing inconsistencies and contradictions as well as the <strong>authorities&#8217; weird behavior<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of merely raising doubts, <strong>she offers her own explanation<\/strong> of this unbelievable event.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_74e976-d0 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_74e976-d0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_74e976-d0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a 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kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fsearch%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_dc1a0c-ba .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_dc1a0c-ba .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_dc1a0c-ba\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"novels-and-comics\"><strong>Novels and comics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"best Malaysian writers authors\" class=\"wp-image-2168\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/books-on-malaysia-history-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-night-tiger-a-novel\">The Night Tiger: A Novel <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-yangsze-choo\">by Yangsze Choo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div 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title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1250175461?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Night Tiger: A Novel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1250175461?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_088a1e-90 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_088a1e-90 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_088a1e-90\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Part ghost story, part thriller, part romance, this book starts with <strong>a severed finger in a jar <\/strong>and unfolds through the story of two characters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One is Ji-Lin, half dressmaker half dancer, the other is Ren, the 11 years old <strong>servant of a British doctor<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book is set in the 1930s Malaysia, a time when people&#8217;s life was <strong>still ruled by magic and superstition<\/strong>. A great introduction to <strong>Yangsze Choo<\/strong>&#8216;s work.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2fb00c-88 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2fb00c-88 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_2fb00c-88\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1250175461?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> 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Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_fb8f98-e3 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_fb8f98-e3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_fb8f98-e3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-gift-of-rain\">The Gift of Rain <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-tan-twan-eng\">by Tan Twan Eng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1602860742\" 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e251ae-3b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e251ae-3b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_e251ae-3b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This novel starts in 1956 when the Sengupta family decides to<strong> leave Calcutta for Malaysia<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their fate is bound to these 2 countries: a famine-stricken Bengal torn by religious clashes and a seemingly quieter Malaysia, in fact <strong>undergoing struggle for independence<\/strong> and civil war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such crucial historical events put to test the Sengupta family, whose <strong>only choice is to adapt<\/strong> to their new country. 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_6de0f3-1b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_6de0f3-1b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_6de0f3-1b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The setting of this book is 1969 Malaysia, <strong>home of 16 years old Mel<\/strong>. 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_713517-a2 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_713517-a2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_713517-a2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sooner or later in life, every single Malaysian enjoyed Lat&#8217;s comics, and most of them read his classic, \u201cKampung Boy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sketchy comic book hits the point 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