Malaysia and the Cold War Era

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From the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, there was a great deal of turmoil, tension and violence in what became Malaysia as a result of the 1963 Federation; upheavals included the Malayan Emergency of 1948・1960, the independence of Malaya in 1957, Konfrontasi with Indonesia of 1963・1966, the Philippines’ claim to Sabah, the Sarawak Communist Insurgency (1962・1990) and the Second Malayan Emergency of 1968・1989. This book breaks new ground in arguing for a longer trajectory of the Cold War, tracing this phenomenon back to 1920s’ colonial Malaya and Sarawak. Many new research findings showing how Malaysia coped with and overcame the many trials, challenges and difficulties are presented here, further enriching the historiography. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations Tables 2.1 Population By Ethnicity in Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo, 1939–1960 4.1 Organizational Framework of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), 10th Regiment 8.1 Allocation of Public Expenditure for Selected Government Agencies, 1971–1985 (in Malaysian Ringgit, RM Million) 8.2 Employment Based on Occupation and Ethnicity, 1970 (%) Plates 3.1 Resplendent in their Revolutionary Uniform in 1910, A Youthful Wu Tiecheng (Left) Stands Next to Lin Sen (Right) 3.2 Wu Tiecheng as Secretary-General of the KMT CEC Broadcasting Overseas, 30 May 1941 3.3 Wu Tiecheng (Right) and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek (Left) During a Flag Inspection Parade, 14 June 1943 3.4 Wu Tiecheng (Centre of the First Row) with a Group of Returned Overseas Chinese Who Went Back to China for Training on 1 January 1941 3.5 Wu Tiecheng (Standing on the Stage) as President of the OCA Delivering His Speech at the OCA Annual General Meeting, 4 May 1952 6.1 A Gathering of Anti-Malaysia Forces List of Contributors Preface A Note about Currencies Glossary List of Abbreviations Introduction: Abu Talib Bin Ahmad: From Kampung Boy to Professor of History 1 ‘Big’ Picture and ‘Small’ Picture: An Introductory Essay 2 Between Left and Right: Chinese Politics in Malaya/ Malaysia, 1920s–1990s 3 Kuomintang Man Behind Special Force: Wu Tiecheng and Force 136, 1942–1945 4 Anti-Japanese Movement to Haadyai Peace Accord: The Mobilization of Malayan Women in the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), 1930s–1989 5 From Malayan Union to Malayan Emergency: Nationalists’ Resistance and Colonial Reaction in Post-War Malaya, 1946–1948 6 Malaysia, the Cold War and Beyond 7 The Philippines’ Claim Over Sabah from the Cold War Perspective 8 The Regression of Malaysian Socioeconomic Policy: Rise of State Discrimination in the Cold War Era, 1970s–1980s 9 Malaysia and the Cold War: The Longue Durée Approach Appendix: Constitutional Proposals for Malaya, 1947. A Comparison References Index