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Anthony Reid
344 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789971696375
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Language: English
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In northern Sumatra, as in Malaya, colonial rule embraced an extravagant array of sultans, rajas, datuks and uleebalangs. In Malaya the traditional Malay elite served as a barrier to evolutionary change and survived the transition to independence,...
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![The Blood of the People: Revolution and the End of Traditional Rule in Northern Sumatra by Anthony Reid](https://assets.thestorygraph.com/assets/placeholder-cover-2a45d917f8f8061888e77f7aae688f59aacb0ece1262c264eaa3ca9f1dfd07e8.jpg)
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Anthony Reid
344 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789971696375
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In northern Sumatra, as in Malaya, colonial rule embraced an extravagant array of sultans, rajas, datuks and uleebalangs. In Malaya the traditional Malay elite served as a barrier to evolutionary change and survived the transition to independence,...