This Address gives a broad overview of the history of British relations with Malaysia and the Malay World and the nature and specific contribution of British scholarship in the humanities within the international context of Malay studies, to take stock of what there was in terms of research and research achievements at the eve of Independence. It then turns to the state of Malay studies today generally and without dwelling on the largely isolated achievement that undoubtedly exists wherever individuals are interested in advancing their and our knowledge and understanding of the Malay World, attempts to define a modern Malay studies in scholarly terms.
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