Explores the ways in which the character of tribal societies relate to the Malay kingdoms that have held power in the region for many centuries past, as well as
The Malay World (Alam Melayu), spanning the Malay Peninsula, much of Sumatra, and parts of Borneo, has long contained within it a variety of populations. Most o
This publication brings together the work of several writers in documenting and understanding the consequences of state-formation on ethnicity in Malaysia and S
The Malay-language term for the indigenous minority peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, “Orang Asli”, covers at least 19 culturally and linguistically distinct
People within the Malay world hold strong but diverse opinions about the meaning of the word Melayu, which can be loosely translated as Malayness. Questions of