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British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency

The study was conducted in the effort to fill the gap within the research related to Malayan Emergency 1948-1960. It has been seen that previous research has examined British policy in countering insurgency in Malaya as a whole. However not much research and work has been done on the emergency for...

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Main Author: Zulhilmi, Paidi
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Published: 2018
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spelling my.uum.etd.85732021-09-01T00:59:32Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/ British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency Zulhilmi, Paidi D History (General) The study was conducted in the effort to fill the gap within the research related to Malayan Emergency 1948-1960. It has been seen that previous research has examined British policy in countering insurgency in Malaya as a whole. However not much research and work has been done on the emergency for a particular or specific Malay state such as Selangor. Selangor on its unique way was an important state that had created important platforms in helping British counterinsurgency during the Malayan Emergency. Besides the armed struggle against the MCP, Selangor also offered the counterinsurgency important platforms such as elections and multi-racial cooperation. Therefore, this study is intended to explore the important roles offered by Selangor during the emergency. Objectives of the study are to explore the importance of Selangor during the Malayan Emergency, to identify the MCP and their action in Selangor during the Communist insurrection in Malaya, examine the British Counterinsurgency Policy in implemented in Selangor during the Emergency, examine the platform given by the state of Selangor to stop the Communist insurrection, analyse the impact of counterinsurgency policy in Selangor in term of cooperation among races and unity towards the independence. This study is historically based using qualitative method of analytical descriptive. The research focus on using multi sources references of prime sources, secondary sources, personal accounts and interview. It is a work build from triangulation of sources. The study found that besides the armed struggle by security forces during the emergency, the state also could play important roles and contributes to the success of countering insurgency in Malaya. Undeniably certain important elements such as unity, elections and transformation of new villages in Selangor created a great platforms to pave the road to independence and brought to the end of the British administration, on 31st August 1957. 2018 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/1/Depositpermission_not%20allow_s93081.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/2/s93081_01.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/3/s93081_02.pdf text aa https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/4/s93081_references.docx Zulhilmi, Paidi (2018) British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency
description The study was conducted in the effort to fill the gap within the research related to Malayan Emergency 1948-1960. It has been seen that previous research has examined British policy in countering insurgency in Malaya as a whole. However not much research and work has been done on the emergency for a particular or specific Malay state such as Selangor. Selangor on its unique way was an important state that had created important platforms in helping British counterinsurgency during the Malayan Emergency. Besides the armed struggle against the MCP, Selangor also offered the counterinsurgency important platforms such as elections and multi-racial cooperation. Therefore, this study is intended to explore the important roles offered by Selangor during the emergency. Objectives of the study are to explore the importance of Selangor during the Malayan Emergency, to identify the MCP and their action in Selangor during the Communist insurrection in Malaya, examine the British Counterinsurgency Policy in implemented in Selangor during the Emergency, examine the platform given by the state of Selangor to stop the Communist insurrection, analyse the impact of counterinsurgency policy in Selangor in term of cooperation among races and unity towards the independence. This study is historically based using qualitative method of analytical descriptive. The research focus on using multi sources references of prime sources, secondary sources, personal accounts and interview. It is a work build from triangulation of sources. The study found that besides the armed struggle by security forces during the emergency, the state also could play important roles and contributes to the success of countering insurgency in Malaya. Undeniably certain important elements such as unity, elections and transformation of new villages in Selangor created a great platforms to pave the road to independence and brought to the end of the British administration, on 31st August 1957.
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title British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency
title_short British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency
title_full British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency
title_fullStr British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency
title_full_unstemmed British counter insurgency in Selangor during the Malayan emergency
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https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/2/s93081_01.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/3/s93081_02.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/8573/4/s93081_references.docx
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