Tunku: An Odyssey of a Life Well-Lived and Well-Loved

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 Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian

As the author, a notable expert in Malaysian and Thai history, states in her preface, the many biographies of Tunku Abdul Rahman tend to focus on particular aspects of his life. Instead, she seeks to produce a comprehensive Biography. She omits to say is that this is probably the first biography of Malaysia's first prime minister which has any claim to being a serious academic study, making it especially welcome. The book is divided into three sections dealing with his personally and upbringing, his public life and his retirement. 287 pages with a bibliography and an index.