The blood of the people revolution and the end of traditional rule in northern Sumatra

In northern Sumatra, as in Malaya, colonial rule embraced an extravagant array of sultans, rajas, datuks and uleebalangs. In Malaya the traditional Malay elite served as a barrier to revolutionary change and survived the transition to independence, but in Sumatra a wave of violence and killing wiped...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Reid, Anthony 1939- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore NUS Press [2014]
Edition:	Second edition
Subjects:	Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Indonesia) > Politics and government Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) > Politics and government
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!