Cited by the US Association for Asian Studies in 2003 as one of the 25 works most frequently cited in the field of Southeast Asian history, this work used Malay and European source materials in an attempt to form an assessment of Malay political thought before significant European intervention in the Malay world. The book has as its focus Malay views of the state on the peninsula and in North Sumatra which throws light on Malay politics some two centuries later. This second edition has been revised by the author. 228 pages. New Second Edition. Paperback  

Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia