Palace, Political Party, and Power
Palace, Political Party, and Power

Author: Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian

Publisher: National University of Singapore Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13:

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This text traces the history of the Malay rulers from the late colonial period to the first decade of the 21st century, considering the implications of the decline of the Malay rulers under colonial rule, the role of the Japanese Occupation of Malaya in defining postwar Malay identity.

The Monarchy in Contemporary Malaysia
The Monarchy in Contemporary Malaysia

Author: Nazrin Shah

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9812302883

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This paper was delivered by His Royal Highness Raja Nazrin Shah at a Public Lecture organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore on 27 July 2004.

Rulers of Malaysia
Rulers of Malaysia

Author: Mohd Taib Osman

Publisher: Editions Didier Millet

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9789813018549

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The Malay Sultanates is the 16th and final volume in The Encyclopedia of Malaysia series. It provides a fascinating insight into the history and rich heritage of the Malaysian monarchy, its changing role as the country has developed and its constitutional

Constitutional Conflicts in Contemporary Malaysia
Constitutional Conflicts in Contemporary Malaysia

Author: HP Lee

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-01-19

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0191074047

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In this book, HP Lee explores how the separation of powers doctrine in Malaysia has been adversely affected by a number of major constitutional conflicts among the various important organs of government. The author first analyses the struggle by parliament for supremacy over the Malay Rulers or Sultans by expunging the need for the royal assent to the enactment of legislation and removing royal immunities. Lee then turns to the contemporary role of the Malay Rulers and the reasons for the perceived rejuvenation of these Malay Rulers. The book goes on to examine the series of controversies and scandals which have plagued the judiciary since the tumultuous judiciary crisis of 1988, and the efficacy of the reforms which have been introduced to restore public confidence in the judiciary. These conflicts and a number of statutory enactments are analysed to determine their impact on the state of constitutionalism in Malaysia. The book concludes with the author's thoughts on the trajectory of constitutional development in Malaysia.

Property And Politics In Sabah, Malaysia
Property And Politics In Sabah, Malaysia

Author: Amity A. Doolittle

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780295985398

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This very welcome book offers important insights into the logic of development in Malaysia, as well as its impact on local struggles for land rights. Amity Doolittle has written an exemplary work that utilizes ethnography, political economy, and historical analysis. An impressive, well-written, and well-researched book. - American Anthropologist

Monarchies and decolonisation in Asia
Monarchies and decolonisation in Asia

Author: Robert Aldrich

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2020-06-05

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 1526142716

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With original case studies of a more than a dozen countries, Monarchies and decolonisation in Asia offers new perspectives on how both European monarchs who reigned over Asian colonies and Asian royal houses adapted to decolonisation. As colonies became independent states (and European countries, and other colonial powers, lost their overseas empires), monarchies faced the challenges of decolonisation, republicanism and radicalism. These studies place dynasties – both European and ‘native’ – at the centre of debate about decolonisation and the form of government of new states, from the sovereigns of Britain, the Netherlands and Japan to the maharajas of India, the sultans of the East Indies and the ‘white rajahs’ of Sarawak. It provides new understanding of the history of decolonisation and of the history of modern monarchy.