ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Abbreviations vii
4. PREFACE viii
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS x
6. 1. Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore 1
7. 2. Redesigning the Colonial State 38
8. 3. Imperial, or Malay(an) Symbol? 70
9. 4. Commoner, or Privileged Elite? 121
10. 5. Multiracial, or Communal Icon? 165
11. Epilogue: He Who is Made Lord 209
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 217
13. INDEX 237
14. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 251