Amok and Arrogation: Frank Swettenham's ‘Real Malay’
Amok and Arrogation: Frank Swettenham's ‘Real Malay’
This chapter examines the concepts of “amok” and arrogation in the writings of Frank Swettenham, a British colonial officer in Malaysia. The significance of Frank Swettenham to the colonialist historiography of Malaya cannot be overemphasized. His career as a colonial administrator and his reputation as an expert on all matters related to British Malaya span a significant period of the British presence in Malaya. This chapter analyzes the unhomely image of Malay subjects who run amok and looks at how amok as a trope is depicted in Swettenham's writings.
Keywords: amok, arrogation, Frank Swettenham, Malaysia, colonialist historiography
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