The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929
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
Download or read book The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929 written by Boon Kheng Cheah and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.