Emergency Propaganda: The Winning of Malayan Hearts and Minds 1948-1958Sheds new light on the hitherto neglected years of the Emergency (1955-58) demonstrating how it was British propaganda which decisively ended the shooting war in December 1958. The study argues for a concept of 'propaganda' that embraces not merely 'words' in the form of film, radio and leaflets but also 'deeds'. |
Contents
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The Malayan Communist Party and its Impact on Terrorist | 26 |
The MCP the Masses and the Tension between Education | 40 |
The October 1951 Directives | 47 |
The Mistakes of the Gurney Years | 54 |
Government Deeds and Terrorist Confidence | 68 |
Problems with Government Propaganda to the Rural Chinese | 78 |
Conclusion | 84 |
The Propaganda Consequences of Security Force Behaviour | 100 |
Government Psychological Warfare and the Terrorists | 113 |
Templer February 1952May 1954 | 120 |
Tunku Abdul Rahman and | 160 |
Conclusion | 204 |
Notes | 216 |
Bibliography | 283 |
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Other editions - View all
Emergency Propaganda: The Winning of Malayan Hearts and Minds 1948-1958 Kumar Ramakrishna Limited preview - 2013 |
Emergency Propaganda: The Winning of Malayan Hearts and Minds 1948-1958 Kumar Ramakrishna No preview available - 2015 |
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