System of Government in the Straits Settlements, 1942
By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
October 2012 WINDOW INTO HISTORY
The following text is taken from Dr Lennox A. Mills’ book, British Rule in Eastern Asia. A Study of Contemporary Government and Economic Development in British Malaya and Hong Kong (London: Oxford University Press). Mills was an Oxford graduate who was associate professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. The 600-page competently written volume is of special interest because it was published just before the Japanese entered the global war on December 7, 1941. It came on the market only...
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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com
