State of Emergency in Perak 1948-1960: The Socioeconomic and Political Impacts of the Northern Perak Society

Puan Puteh Binti Meh

2018

Abstract

The writing aims to examine the emergency state in Perak and its impact on the socioeconomic and political developments in Northern Perak from 1948 to 1960. The historical study also examines the emergency declaration by the British government as well as the actions taken by the British government in dealing with communist issues. The analysis is also related to the extent of emergency state declaration in 1948 to 1960 due to the communist rebellion or threats by other left wings parties in Malaya during that period. The researcher uses historical methodology through a quantitative approach. In order to prove the questionnaire, the researcher has analyzed official documents such as Malayan Federation Annual Report, State of Perak Government Report, memoirs and interviews with respondents involved during the state of emergency period. Secondary sources such as library researches are also used to enhance the results of this study. Through this study, it is found that the communists are not as cruel as the previous writers describes and the state of emergency declaration made by the British government is not solely due to the communist rebellion but also as a result of the threats from other left wing parties.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Binti Meh P. (2018). State of Emergency in Perak 1948-1960: The Socioeconomic and Political Impacts of the Northern Perak Society.In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR, ISBN 978-989-758-437-4, pages 561-569. DOI: 10.5220/0008890505610569

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icmr18,
author={Puan Puteh Binti Meh},
title={State of Emergency in Perak 1948-1960: The Socioeconomic and Political Impacts of the Northern Perak Society},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR,},
year={2018},
pages={561-569},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008890505610569},
isbn={978-989-758-437-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR,
TI - State of Emergency in Perak 1948-1960: The Socioeconomic and Political Impacts of the Northern Perak Society
SN - 978-989-758-437-4
AU - Binti Meh P.
PY - 2018
SP - 561
EP - 569
DO - 10.5220/0008890505610569