Memoirs of malaysian communist guerrilla leader holds many lessons for today. Invaluable book for anyone interested in the history of malaysia. The history of the struggles of the communist party of malaya in postwwii malaysia as told by cpms leader, chin peng. Since its original publication in chinese in the 1930s, th. Chin peng s my side of history adds the missing dimension to the conflict in malaya, but i felt that a lot of detail and intensity had been lost with the passage of time. Alias chin peng my side of history 9789810486938 by chin peng and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Chin peng former obe, 21 october 1924 16 september 20 born ong boon hua was a. Start studying reading challenge chapter 20 ancient civ. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. My side of history is a book full of many lessons for the modern generation seeking the correct means of struggle against capitalism in malaysia and worldwide.
Chin peng joined the communist party of malaya cpm in january, 1940, as a 15 yearold schoolboy. The autobiography of the legendary chin peng, the malayan communist guerilla leader in the 12year jungle war against british and commonwealth forces from 1948 to 1960. The chinese century a photographic history of the last. Chin peng coauthored his story with singaporebased writers and publishers ian ward, who was formerly the southeast asia correspondent for the london conservative newspaper, the daily telegraph, and wards wife norma miraflor. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. However, chin peng s recent request to return to his village of sitiawan to pay respects as his parents graves and launch his memoirs my side of history were summarily denied by the malaysian government on the filmsy grounds that he was linked to the former communist organization. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. My side of history download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. There have been many british analyses of the socalled emergency but chin pengs my side of history provides an interesting and much needed balance.
Held incommunicado for much of the following decades, his first public appearance in 1999 was a history waiting to be told. The book is a narration of chin peng s experiences as a guerrilla with the cpm communist party of malaya until the 1960s, it was called the mcp. This book is important from a number of points of view. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. I was instrumental in playing out one side of the emergency story. My side of history by chin peng my side of history by chin peng. The author was the leader of the communist party of malaya cpm. My side of historyrecollections of the guerrilla leader who waged a 12year anticolonial war against british. The chinese century a photographic history of the last hundred years jonathan d. Negotiating with the malayan communist party, 194889. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. My side of history 9789810486938 alias chin peng media master books languageandreference.
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