The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929
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| Author | : Boon Kheng Cheah |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 184 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015029393793 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929 by : Boon Kheng Cheah
Book excerpt: In this account of peasant banditry and the Malaysian society in which it flourished, the author draws on colonial, literary, and oral sources to present a social history of rural Kedah, particularly the factors that produced rural crime and the extent to which the bandit heroes symbolized rural protest.
