Historical Origins of Malaysian States

Author: Dato’ Zakiah Hanum

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2004

ISBN: 9812325743

Call Number: 959.5 ZAK

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2004. First edition. Paperback. New. The author, a former Director General of the Malaysian National Archives, has collected together in this book a variety of factual and folklore information about the origins of all of Malaysia’s states. The book is neither academic nor systematic, so is useful either as the briefest of introductions to the varied histories of the states or to supplement the reader’s existing knowledge. The book helpfully contains a varied bibliography which give pointers for further enquiry as well as brief biographies of historians on whom the author has relied to compile this work.

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