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Schemr o Rfm?

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Schemr o Rfm?

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CONTENTS

The Genel Framewok of Raes' Politica Philoophy 2 The Massace o Paembang 3. Raes Vie o th Di een Comunities in this Aea 4 The Bajamai Aai 5 Raes and the Idelo o meiaism l.

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Chapter 1 T   HE GNRAL FRMWORK OF FLS' POLITCL LOSOPY

No wok o te political phiosop of Tomas Stamord Raes as eer been publse. Eept fo a umber o bogapies w te to pat   o ommo owlge, pbatios ao�t Raes usally ea wt is amstatve polies ad is ews o potia aais. Histo as bee apt de as "te stu o te dea b te iig Jt as also bee suggesd tat otepor erest part eteres ou seetion  probes ad o i o nalses M peset iteet  Ra ad s plosop stems om te eed to mae as ompee as possbe te pe we ave o te man I am ot treatg te subjet as woud a istoa of ieas o of poltal pilosop Raes was ot a pota teost s as Arstote Pato ege Max o e Toquele o ee s Brs otempoares Adam Smi a Robert Owe  tretent o Ras' poita posop is designe to arf eta aspes o s bogap Jt is pat o a attemp to explan itelgibl  i tougt a ato wti tei posopa faewo Oe tis is aompse wat at tmes appear as otaditios  is iws ad atttudes w resoe tmsees ito a osstet patte t s padoia tat stoans a setes adopt te mos

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CHAE  1 An exeption should be made  ohn Bastin·s work The Natv Polcis f Sir Samrd Ras in Jaa and Suat, Oford Unersty Pes London 1957 2 S miy Hahn ae  Sngape obed Nw York 94. I is a ae in pot. I  a one-sided bogp o Rae  gnore e welknown Dtch acaio t Raes siged  Msscre o Paem bag on Sepember 14 8 r reame   epode is ureiabe The seletion of data  aimed at buldng up Res   proessie sttsmn oing   cheme i dsced 3 Leter o homs Mrdoc Ocor  10 (ecooen) quoed  S aes Meir   Le an ub S   a Sa1(r Raje by  widow ohn Dcan od  o 1, pp - 'Leter to he D e of Somese, une  ! 1ir .   Vo I,  193 5 M . van Deenter, H Nedrandsh Ceza r Ja n Oerhrighd sdr 8 Minus Nijho, he gu 9, p 3 6 Air   Vo , p  7 ir   Vo  pp. 656 S e to homs Mrdoc. 8 The role of the Bth hee was to ep  he bment of peace and stabiy, to eae a poweu and acie tio, ich wout becomig ridable to e British would be ormidable to ay othe naion Let to ord Minto Malaca,  Jne 18  See Meir   Vo  p 67 The inrese of seuri woud deelop he popuo ad weath and es in turn, would ncrese he onsumption of opm, pecegoods, and ohe ndia ommodie whih e Britis oud supply. Mer  . , Vo  p 6 9 he sane was Sga amo  Sumara: " t be an obect wh he Brtish govenment the ndiputed sovereignty o the ounty mgh doubless have been obtined, but as eey usefu purpoe  answered y our administeng he ounry n te name o he Pangeran,  hae houg this arangement preferabe Sara Fatry Rer Vol. 47 l 4 818 ndia e ibray London. Se J Bsn, Th Brish n Wt Sar 652) nivesity o Maaya ess Kuala umpu 1965 2

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