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Kaatu Perumal, folk hero of Sungai Siput : an oral history / Dave Anthony.

Title: Kaatu Perumal, folk hero of Sungai Siput : an oral history / Dave Anthony.
Author: Anthony, Dave
Publication: Ipoh, Perak DR, Malaysia : Parsosma Enterprise, 2015.

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Description

86 pages : illustrations, maps; 21 cm.

Summary

In this piece of writing based on oral history, we get a glimpse of Perumal, the communist fighter who was a legend among working class communities in especially but not only the plantations of Sg Siput. Kaatu Perumal was the champion of oppressed rubber estate workers, meeting out rough justice to the planters and police during the repressive days of British colonial rule. His bravery and dedication to his cause, his masterful use of disguise to, it seemed, magically elude capture, his talent in football and drama - these attributes of Kaatu Perumal are known and spoken of fondly by estate workers a generation later, and by his foes too though with grudging admiration. The role of fighters like Perumal in the anti-colonial struggle has been completely suppressed in the official history of Malaysia. Dave Anthony's Kaatu Perumal then is a valuable contribution to the writing of the genuine history of the struggle for independence.

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-83).

Language (note)

In English.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

ISBN

9789834454753
9834454759

LCCN

^^2015319311

OCLC

912873424
SCSB-12355523

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library