Making a nation: The colonial university as contact zone in the novels of Adibah Amin

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Making a nation: The colonial university as contact zone in the novels of Adibah Amin

In the 1950s, cities such as Singapore, Johor Bahru, and Kuala Lumpur were sites of intellectual and political ferment as Malaya and Singapore moved towards independence from British rule. Along with the struggle for independence, notions of identity, nation and belonging were also being played out...

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Main Author:	Ahmad, Siti Nuraishah
Format:	Proceeding Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	PR English literature
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/62269/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62269/8/62269-Abstract.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/62269/9/62269-Making%20a%20nation.pdf

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