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History in the Malaysian Public Sphere 马来西亚公共领域的历史

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2023.a900782

Danny Wong Tze Ken

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The Timing of Islamization in Southeast Asia: Local Agency, and the Challenge of Analysing Religious Conversion 东南亚伊斯兰化的时机：地方代理与宗教皈依分析的挑战

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2023.a900783

A. Milner

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Editor’s Note Editor’s音符

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2023.a900781

Paul Kratoska

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An Illustrious Heritage: The History of Tan Tock Seng and Family ed. by Kua Bak Lim, Lim How Seng and Roney Tan (review) 《杰出的遗产:陈笃成及其家族的历史》，作者:kubak Lim, Lim How Seng, Roney Tan

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2023.a900792

Jason Lim

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Life After: Oral Histories of the May 13 Incident ed. by Tham Seen Hau et al (review) 《五一三事变后的生活:口述历史》谭世豪等编(书评)

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2023.a900793

Helen Ting

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The Trading Environment in the Melaka Straits, c. 1800–1830 马六甲海峡的贸易环境，约1800-1830年

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2023.a900788

P. Kratoska

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Editor’s Note 编者按

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2022-12-21 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2022.0015

Paul H. Kratoska, Tham Junean, M. Samsudin, Fiona Williamson, Mathieu Guérin, Theophilus Kwek, Ahmad Husni, Mahani Musa, Theodore Hubback, Linda Lim, Pang Eng Fong, Faris Joraimi, D. Wong, Kwa Chong Guan, Lee Kam Hing, Hyun Kyung Lee, Jerry Dennerline, Ali Humayun Akhtar

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Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Persatuan Asia Diraja Bahagian Malaysia 马来西亚皇家亚洲学会亚洲联合会马来西亚分会

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2018.0030

Sultan Sharafuddin, I. Shah, Ibni Almarhum, S. Salahuddin, A. A. Alhaj, Sultan Selangor, S. Pengiran, Perdana Wazir, Wal-Waqar Pengiran, Muda Mohamed Bolkiah

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‘An Hour Before Dawn’: Social and Political Awareness among English-Educated Students in Post-War Singapore “黎明前一小时”：战后新加坡英语教育学生的社会政治意识

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2022.0019

Theophilus Kwek

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A Hakka Saga by Heenie Lee (review) 李的客家传奇（综述）

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1353/ras.2022.0026

L. K. Hing

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