The University Socialist Club and the contest for Malaya - Kah Seng Loh

Using a wealth of
material including interviews, official documents, and student writings,
the authors recount the rise of newly independent states in postwar
Malaya and Singapore through the engagements of a left-wing group of
university student activists. The University Socialist Club and the Contest for Malaya brings
to life various contemporary movements, including democratic, Marxist,
socialist, ethnicity-based groups which seek to influence postcolonial
Malaya, as well as their fluid relationships with one another, at a time
when allies became enemies, and vice versa. An original and vital
study, this volume delves into the complex mental worlds and historical
milieu of political and student activism.