One Man's Will: A Portrait of Dato'Sir Onn Bin Ja'Afar
by Pamela Ong Siew Im
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 9838080535
- ISBN 13
- 9789838080538
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
George Town, Penang: The Author, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A biography of the neglected Malayan independence leader described by Malcolm Macdonald, a Governor General of Malaya just after World War II, as "the one mature statesman among the Malay leaders." He was one of the founders of UMNO, the party which has been in Government since the country gained independence, but left it because of what he saw as its racist policies. Maybe, as the saying goes, the best leader that the country never had. 303 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Very Good Paperback. First Edition Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia Thje book looks new apart from minimal cover wear and a little bit of spotting on the text block
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML539A
- Title
- One Man's Will: A Portrait of Dato'Sir Onn Bin Ja'Afar
- Author
- Pamela Ong Siew Im
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 9838080535
- ISBN 13
- 9789838080538
- Publisher
- The Author
- Place of Publication
- George Town, Penang
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Malaya - Independence Movement - UMNO - Malayan Union
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