| Colonial Image of Malay Adat Laws: A Critical Appraisal of Studies on Adat Laws in the Malay Peninsula During the Colonial Era and Some Continuities Contributor(s): Abdul Rahman, Noor Aisha (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004150560 ISBN-13: 9789004150560 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $108.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2006 Annotation: This book critically examines authoritative colonial works on adat laws in the Malay Peninsula and some continuities revealing unstated assumptions, ideological influences and distortions and methodological limitations in scholarship on the subject. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 340.525 |
| Series: Social Sciences in Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 7.52" W x 9.58" (0.69 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a study of conceptions of Malay adat laws by several prominent colonial writers and some continuities, whose works are generally acknowledged and long regarded as pioneering and authoritative expositions of the subject. Some of the central problems explored in this study are as follows: how are Malay adat laws understood and portrayed by the authors?, what are some of the problems raised and possible factors which influence their selection?, what are the unquestioned assumptions and sources which condition their perceptions?, to what extent can their ideas be considered as accurate portrayals of adat law and what implications do they have not only on the image of the laws but Malay society and culture generally. By addressing these problems, this book hopes to contribute to a more accurate and balanced understanding of Malay laws. |