A Malay frontier unity and duality in a Sumatran kingdom

The way in which Malays construe ideas about authority and government is the subject of this book. Focusing upon an often-ignored section of the Malay archipelago, Barus, a small kingdom on the coast of northwest Sumatra, the author compares readings based upon the royal chronicles of Hilir and Hulu...

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Main Author:	Drakard, Jane (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, NY Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University 1990
Series:	Studies on Southeast Asia
Subjects:	Barus (Kingdom) > Politics and government Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) > Politics and government > Sources Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) > Ethnic relations
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