The Nanyang Revolution: The Comintern and Chinese Networks in Southeast Asia, 1890-1957 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108471657)

In this innovative reading, the development of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) is explored in the context of an emerging nationalism in Southeast Asia, the interplay of overseas Chinese networks and the Comintern. Based on extensive new archival material, Anna Belogurova shows how the MCP was shaped by the historical contingencies of anti-imperialism in Southeast Asia, long-term Chinese migration trends, networks, identity, and the organizational practices of the Comintern. This is the story of how a group of left-leaning Chinese migrant intellectuals engaged with global forces to create a relevant and lasting Malayan national identity, providing fresh international perspectives on the history of Malaysia, Chinese communism, the Cold War, and decolonization.

Author: Anna Belogurova
ISBN-10: 110847165X
ISBN-13: 9781108471657
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2019
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 0.75d