Khasnor Johan is a Malaysian author and historian.

Khasnor Johan
Born1968 (age 55–56)
NationalityMalaysian
Education
Occupation(s)Author, historian, teacher
SpouseHarold Crouch

Education

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Johan studied at the University of Malaya (in Kuala Lumpur).[1] Her master's thesis, The Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, 1905-1941: British Policy of Education for Employment in the Federated Malay States was published in 1969.[1] Johan attained her PhD at Monash University in Melbourne. Her thesis, published in 1974, was The Administrative Elite in the Federated Malay States: An Aspect of Malaysian Social History.[2][3]

Career

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From 1974 to 1992, Johan taught history at National University of Malaysia. Crouch also taught at the university from 1976 to 1990. In 1991 she began teaching at Australian National University in Canberra.[4][5] Johan retired from teaching in 1992 and moved to Canberra.[citation needed] She was living in Canberra in 2002.[6]

Personal life

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Johan married Australian political scientist and author Harold Crouch in 1973.[4]

Published works

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Johan published multiple works between 1969 and 2005 in English:[7]

  • Khasnor Johan-Crouch (1974). The Administrative Elite in the Federated Malay States: An Aspect of Malaysian Social History. Monash University.
  • Khasnor Johan (1996). Educating the Malay Elite: The Malay College Kuala Kangsar, 1905-1941. Pustaka Antara. ISBN 978-967-937-356-1. Old Boys Association. The Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. ISBN 967-937-356-8
  • Khasnor Johan (1984). The Emergence of the Modern Malay Administrative Elite. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-582569-5.
  • Khasnor Johan (2005). Leadership but what's next?: Malay College Kuala Kangsar 1905-2005. Times Editions-Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-983-3318-52-0.
  • Khasnor Johan (1969). The Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, 1905-1941: British Policy of Education for Employment in the Federated Malay States. University of Malaya.
  • Khasnor Johan (1999). "The Undang-Undang Melaka: Reflections on Malay Society in Fifteenth Century Malacca". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 72 (2). Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: 131–150.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Maimunah Mohd. Tahir (Ungku.) (1987). Modern Malay Literary Culture: A Historical Perspective. Institute of Southeast Asian. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-9971-988-52-4.
  2. ^ "The NST diary, DKL edition". New Straits Times. Financial Times Ltd. (via HighBeam Research). 7 September 2003.
  3. ^ Bruce Gale (1981). Politics and Public Enterprise in Malaysia. Eastern Universities Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-9971-71-152-8.
  4. ^ a b Mackie, Jamie; Aspinall, Edward; Fealy, Greg (2010). Aspinall, Edward; Fealy, Greg (eds.). Preface: Honouring Harold Crouch. Australian National University. doi:10.22459/SNOL.08.2010. ISBN 9781921666469. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Harold A. Crouch". Partnership for Democratic Governance and Security (PDGS). Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. ^ Fan Hong; J.A. Mangan (30 September 2002). Sport in Asian Society: Past and present. Taylor & Francis. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-203-49742-5.
  7. ^ "Kasnor Johan". WorldCat. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

Further reading

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  • Peter Triantafillou (1 February 2004). "From Blood to Public Office: Constituting Bureaucratic Rulers in Colonial Malaya". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 35. Singapore University Press Pte Ltd: 21–40. doi:10.1017/s0022463404000025. S2CID 145113855.