A Malay Frontier : : Unity and Duality in a Sumatran Kingdom / / Jane Drakard.
The way in which Malays construe ideas about authority and government is the subject of this book. Focusing upon an often-ignored section of the Malay archipelago, Barus, a small kingdom on the coast of northwest Sumatra, the author compares readings based upon the royal chronicles of Hilir and Hulu...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. European Perceptions Of Bams 1668-1840
- 3. Two Malay Texts
- 4. Two Origin Stories
- 5. A Common Past: Episodes One, Two, And Three
- 6. A Dual Settlement: Episodes Four And Five
- 7. Crisis And Denouement: Episodes Six And Seven
- 8. Conclusion: Unity And Duality
- Genealogies
- Bibliography
- Index