Chasing archipelagic dreams : the expansion of foreign influence in Sabah amid the end of empire, 1945-1965 / David R. Saunders.

Author/creator Saunders, David R., 1993- author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Descriptionxiii, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Decolonization--Malaysia. --Sabah. --History. --20th century.
Sabah (Malaysia)--Colonial influence. --History. --20th century.
Sabah (Malaysia)--Politics and government. --20th century.

Contents From company state to crown colony -- The (re-)emergence of anti-colonial voices -- The rise of the Kalimantan Utara movement -- Maphilindo, the confederation that never was -- Creating Malaysia, "a shotgun colonial wedding".
Abstract "Focuses on the end of empire in Sabah (formerly British North Borneo) and its central but critically understudied role in the formation of the Federation of Malaysia"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Saunders, David R., 1993- Chasing archipelagic dreams. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2024 9781501777752
LCCN 2024004220
ISBN9781501777745
ISBN9781501777738 hardcover
ISBN1501777734 hardcover
ISBN1501777742 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication
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