Buku ini meneliti sejarah yang menarik tentang asal-usul negeri dan kerajaan Perlis dan memaparkan bagaimana pemerintah Perlis yang berketurunan Arab Hadramaut berusaha membentuk keperibadian politik Perlis dan membawa negeri ini keluar dari pentadbiran Kedah daripada tahun 1841 sehingga tahun 1957. Dengan kebijaksanaan dan diplomasi pihak pemerintah Perlis memanipulasi Siam, British dan Kedah dan akhirnya berjaya mempertahankan dan mengekalkan autonominya.
This book highlights the interesting history behind the origins and formation of the tiny northernmost Malaysian state which became the Kingdom of Perlis. The author narrates how Perlis’ shrewd rulers of Hadrami Arab descent succeeded in asserting its independence by creating the state’s own political identity and some of the challenges it faced − politically and economically − in breaking away from the control of Kedah during the period 1841 to 1957. This work was originally submitted as a thesis for the degree of MA to the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2000. The Council of MBRAS considered it a pioneering work of Malaysian history and subsequently awarded the Tan Sri Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize to its author Julie Tang Su Chin.
Contents
Foreword
Penghargaan
Kependekan dan Catalan
Gambar
- Pengenalan
- Penubuhan Kerajaan, 1778 – 1841
- Pergelutan Memelihara Kerajaan, 1897 – 1930
- Perjanjian Perils-British 1930: Pengukuhan Kerajaan
- Isu Perlantikan Raja
- Pembentukan Kerajaan Berperlembagaan, 1945 – 1957
- Kesimpulan
Bibliografi
Lampiran
Indeks
