MCA stands for Malayan Chinese Association. Not Malayan Chinese Party. This is because when MCA was formed, it was formed as an association. That is…
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Month: October 2024
The Road to Malayan Independence – Part 1
These 2 books examined the road to Malayan independence. Joseph M. Fernando wrote The Making of the Malayan Constitution in 2002 and The Alliance Road…
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Lebanon’s Legacy of Misery
The bombing of Lebanon is a continuation of its historical misery. Lebanon as a state was doomed to failure from its creation in Aug 1920.…
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The Complex Story of Wang Jing Wei – Part 2
Wang Jing Wei is not his given name. His birth name is Wang Zhao Ming. This 2023 book , Wang Jing Wei and China in…
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The Complex Story of Wang Jing Wei
Was he a traitor or a patriot? Or a martyr? Mention the name Wang Jing Wei to a Chinese person and the usual comment one…
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From Tudor to Stuart
From Tudor to Stuart is a scholarly 2024 book. Professor Susan Doran quotes mainly from the primary sources. These sources use the old English spelling…
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