The Malays

List of Maps.

Preface and Acknowledgements.

Note about the Author.

1. Thinking about ‘the Malays’ and ‘Malayness’.

2. Early Histories: Engaging India and Islam.

3. The Sultanates.

4. A ‘Malay’ or Kerajaan World?

5. Experiencing Colonialism, and the Making of the Bangsa Melayu .

6. Building ‘Malays’ into Nation States.

7. Multiple Forms of ‘Malayness’

8. Ethnicity, Civilization and the Fear of ‘Disappearing from this World’.

Bibliography.

Index.