Emergency Propaganda
The Winning of Malayan Hearts and Minds 1948-1958
1st Edition
Published on 14. December 2001
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-7007-1510-7 (ISBN)
Description
Sheds new light on the hitherto neglected years of the Emergency (1955-58) demonstrating how it was British propaganda which decisively ended the shooting war in December 1958. The study argues for a concept of 'propaganda' that embraces not merely 'words' in the form of film, radio and leaflets but also 'deeds'.
Reviews / Votes
'Kumar is able - in an outstandingly well-researched, well-argued and well-structured book - to offer a persuasive critique of the conventional perspective ... the book is required reading for historians of Malaya and for those whose task is to counter insurgents, guerillas and terrorists.' - The International History Review'This painstakingly researched study of propoganda in the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) should be of interest to historians of insurgency in general as well as of propoganda. It is admirable not only for its range, and its richly textured use of sources, but also for its conceptualisation of propoganda.' - Southeast Asian Studies
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
649 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7007-1510-7 (9780700715107)
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Person
Kumar Ramakrishna is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Content
Chapter 1 Propaganda in the Malayan Emergency; Chapter 2 The Malayan Communist Part y and its Impact on Terrorist and Rural Chinese Confidence; Chapter 3 Propaganda in Disarray; Chapter 4 Propaganda on the Mend; Chapter 5 Propaganda Turning Point; Chapter 6 Propaganda Most Optimal;