The Japanese Occupation of Malaya: A Social and Economic HistoryThis study of the Japanese occupation of Malaya draws on archives, oral histories, and descriptive accounts by Japanese officers involved in the campaign. A picture emerges of a country struggling in the face of shortages of consumer goods, unemployment, high prices, a black market, and corruption. |
Contents
Chapters | 1 |
Malaya before the War | 11 |
The Beginning of the Occupation | 26 |
Copyright | |
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Other editions - View all
The Japanese Occupation of Malaya: A Social and Economic History Paul H. Kratoska Limited preview - 1997 |
The Japanese Occupation of Malaya: A Social and Economic History Paul H. Kratoska No preview available - 1998 |
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