The Search for the ‘Origins’ of Melayu
@article{Andaya2001TheSF,
title={The Search for the ‘Origins’ of Melayu},
author={Leonard Yuzon Andaya},
journal={Journal of Southeast Asian Studies},
year={2001},
volume={32},
pages={315 - 330}
}Based on linguistic, archaeological, and historical evidence, this essay describes the environment that produced the culture associated with the ‘Melayu’, or the Malays. It also argues that Melayu ethnicity was never predetermined but was contested on both sides of the Straits of Melaka.
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