The Historical Development of British Investment in Malaya Before the Second World War

Uqbah Iqbal · Nordin Hussin · Ahmad Ali Seman

2014年12月 · GRIN Verlag

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Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: This study will examine and analyze the historical development of British investment in Malaya before the Second World War. The research is based on the method of observation of the resources available in the library and the National Archives of Malaysia. This study will examine the factors that contributed to the British investment, as well as the parties involved in making this investment. In addition, this study will also look at the policy of the British government to help control their investments in Malaya. The study will also analyze the impact of economic changes brought by the British on the socio-economic structure of the Malays. This allows for an in-depth investigation to what extent the socio-economic structure of the Malays change as a result of British intervention. All these aspects will be explored in depth by the researcher.

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Winning Second Place in Malaysian Historical Essay Writing Competition 2013, Dr. Uqbah Iqbal was the recipient of Research University Fellowship Scheme, MyBrain 15 (MyPhD) Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, Graduate on Time Award, Outstanding Student Award, the Youngest Ph.D. in History Holder and the sole Malaysian achieved a Ph.D. in History in conjunction with the 43rd Convocation of the National University of Malaysia. He’s authoring 66 books/ebooks and his 294 articles appeared in international and national journals. He’s joining the editorial board of 85 journals. In the process, he became Chief Editor, Associate Editor, Guest Editor, International Advisory Board, Conference Organizer and Review Committee. He’s also a reviewer for 232 journals and 8 book publishing companies/book websites. Until now, he has published 460 publications as well as rate 1,399 submissions for WEBook and reviewed 1,475 manuscripts and articles for journals and conferences. Through his involvement as a reviewer with the Nonfiction Authors Association, 15 of his reviewed books received Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. Through his involvement in the academic world from 2016 - present, various organizations recognize his talent, among others are Valuable Author, Editor and Reviewer under Management Journals Category; one of the brilliant and most gifted minds of this century; World Champion candidate in Social Science & Humanities; recipient of Dr.h.c. of Humanity and Candidate for Interview of World’s 500 Most Influential People on Earth in 2018. Currently, there are 118 book companies around the world that are selling his books/ebooks.