{"product_id":"9789813252585-politics-of-the-malayan-communist-party","title":"The Politics of the Malayan Communist Party from 1930 to 1948","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy 1946, the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) had become one of the most successful communist parties in Asia. This volume offers a new evaluation of the history of the MCP from its foundation in 1930.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new evaluation of the history of the Malayan Communist Party.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By 1946, the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) had become one of the most successful communist parties in Asia. From its foundation in 1930, it had built up a membership in the thousands, mainly among Chinese and Indian workers in Malaya. When the Japanese arrived, the MCP organized the Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), the only effective resistance force. After the War, when the British returned, the Party launched a legal campaign for independence, but by 1948, the MCP had surrendered its achievements and taken many members underground to launch a disastrous, failed insurrection against the British. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To understand these momentous turns of history, a fresh view is required of the Malayan Communist Party as a political actor. \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of the Malayan Communist Party from 1930 to 1948\u003c\/i\u003e gives a political history of the Party and explains why the MCP self-destructed in 1948. In particular, David Lockwood questions assumptions that post-war politics led inevitably to armed struggle and questions the accepted narrative of Party Chairman Lai Tek's treachery. This is a revisionist history of a period, and political force, that has left a lasting mark on the politics of Malaya and Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41766493782113,"sku":"9789813252585","price":27.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38152653_73035451-871d-4dc9-939f-ce32cdb3a50c.jpg?v=1763759599","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789813252585-politics-of-the-malayan-communist-party","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}