Rising sun over Borneo : the Japanese occupation of Sarawak, 1941 -1945

Annotation This study focuses on Japanese wartime policies and their implementation, and the consequent effects these policies had on the local population. Each ethnic group, including the European community, is examined to evaluate its reaction and response to the Japanese military government and Japanese policies towards these. The group effects of the Japanese period on post-war developments help to evaluate the significance and influence of this short domination by a non-Western

Keat Gin Ooi examines and evaluates the overall impact of the Japanese occupation of Sarawak on the indigenous people, the Chinese inhabitants and the minority European community. How each community responded and reacted to Japanese wartime policies is analyzed to gauge the extent to which occupation can affect, positively or otherwise, the lives and attitudes of the people. Specifically, this book is intended to examine whether the Japanese occupation initiated developments that transformed Sarawak's history. In addition, the book examines whether the Japanese occupation of Sarawak was a turning point in the country's history or whether it was no more than a rude interruption in Sarawak's physical and mental development.

The author examines and evaluates the overall impact of the Japanese occupation of Sarawak on the indigenous peoples, the Chinese inhabitants and the minority European community. How each community responded and reacted to Japanese wartime policies is analyzed to gauge to what extent the occupation affected, positively or otherwise, the lives and attitudes of the people concerned. Specifically this book examines whether the Japanese occupation initiated developments that transformed Sarawak's history, and asks if the Japanese occupation of Sarawak was a turning-point in the country's history or merely an interruption in Sarawak's overall development. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Sarawak and its Peoples....Pages 1-17 Japanese Pre-War Activities in North-West Borneo....Pages 19-24 Invasion and Occupation....Pages 25-38 Under the Rising Sun....Pages 39-68 The Impact of Japanese Policies on Sarawak’s Inhabitants....Pages 69-88 The Japanese Period and its Effects on Post-War Developments....Pages 89-115 Conclusion....Pages 117-124 Back Matter....Pages 125-158