May 13 Declassified Documents On The Malaysian Riots Of 1969
I was a bit surprised to be able to find it in mph tbh.
May 13 declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969 he republished the book this year to commemorate the dark history. This is the first credible account of the may 13 1969 racial riots in malaysia using documents recently declassified at the public records office london after the lapse of the 30 year secrecy rule. The may 13 tragedy. The book certainly struck a chord among malaysians longing for release of years of pent up emotion around this dark episode in malaysian history an episode that had soured ethnic relations ever since.
In 2007 kua had written a book titled may 13. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969 by kua kia soong january 27 2014 zen 13 may 1969 kua kia soong leave a comment. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969 activist kua kia soong accused the united malays national organisation umno the ruling party at the. This is going to be a very short blog post because i am too scared to comment on this book at length.
The scale of the response to my book may 13. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969. May 13 declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969 kua kia soong 2007 pdf. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969 published in 2007 was so overwhelming that it took the public and the author by surprise.
A historical survey of sino malay relations by leon comber 1983 may 13 before and after by tunku abdul rahman putra al haj 1969. It was published by the human rights group suaram on the 38th anniversary of the worst racial riot in malaysian history which took place mostly in kuala lumpur the official death toll was 196 but independent reporters. Suaram 2007 civil rights 136 pages. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969.
The university of michigan. In his controversial book may 13. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969 by kua kia soong 2007 13 may 1969. A report by the national operations council 1969 may 13.
1 tun abdul razak masterminded the may 13 racial riots as a form of coup d etat from tunku abdul rahman 2 datuk harun idris led umno youths to spontaneously launched an. From reading the book readers will ultimately come to three conclusions. Declassified documents on the malaysian riots of 1969 is a book published in 2007 and written by activist and scholar dr. Kua kia soong on the 13 may incident of 1969.