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Kay Ann Johnson, Women, The Family and Peasant Revolution in China (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983), pp. ix + 282. $23.00

Kay Ann Johnson, Women, The Family and Peasant Revolution in China (Chicago: University of... 299 people did not see them as such' (p. 217). There is simply no evidence to support this statement. Respected or disliked, colonials by their very nature remain alien. That Professor Heussler could propose otherwise suggests the extent to which he has adopted the view of his informants. This alliance may account for the marked lack of interest in the Malay civil ser- vants. As independence approached, a major consideration was the Malayanization of the civil service. In 1939 there were 22 Malays out of a total MCS strength of 224; by 1955 there were 122 Malays and 222 British. In its final stages the MCS was thus over 50 % Malay, and these men as much as the British played a key role in the transition to self government. Individual British do speak about them-'decent and competent but usually inclined to leave the drudgery to others' (p. 210) but only the rare Malay is per- mitted to express his opinions. The reader is left with the impression that the ex- periences of Malay civil servants are somehow less important than those of their British brother officers. Most scholars would agree that the traditions of administration bequeathed by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies) Brill

Kay Ann Johnson, Women, The Family and Peasant Revolution in China (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983), pp. ix + 282. $23.00

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Brill
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© 1984 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0021-9096
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1568-5217
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10.1163/156852184X00514
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299 people did not see them as such' (p. 217). There is simply no evidence to support this statement. Respected or disliked, colonials by their very nature remain alien. That Professor Heussler could propose otherwise suggests the extent to which he has adopted the view of his informants. This alliance may account for the marked lack of interest in the Malay civil ser- vants. As independence approached, a major consideration was the Malayanization of the civil service. In 1939 there were 22 Malays out of a total MCS strength of 224; by 1955 there were 122 Malays and 222 British. In its final stages the MCS was thus over 50 % Malay, and these men as much as the British played a key role in the transition to self government. Individual British do speak about them-'decent and competent but usually inclined to leave the drudgery to others' (p. 210) but only the rare Malay is per- mitted to express his opinions. The reader is left with the impression that the ex- periences of Malay civil servants are somehow less important than those of their British brother officers. Most scholars would agree that the traditions of administration bequeathed by

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Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1984

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