May 13 Before & After

You are bidding on a extremely rare book. This is "May 13 Before & After". This book is written by Tunku Abdul Rahman (the prime minister of Malaysia during this period). This is the 1st edition printed in 1969. Wikipedia describe this significant date (13 may 1969) as "The May 13 Incident is a term for the Sino-Malay race riots in Kuala Lumpur (then part of the state of Selangor), Malaysia, which began on May 13, 1969. The riots led to a declaration of a state of national emergency and suspension of Parliament by the Malaysian government, while the National Operations Council (NOC or MAGERAN) was established to temporarily govern the country between 1969 and 1971. Officially, 196 people were killed between May 13 and July 31 as a result of the riots, although journalists and other observers have stated much higher figures. Other reports at the time suggest over 2,000 were killed by rioters, police and Malaysian Army rangers, mainly in Kuala Lumpur. Many of the dead were quickly buried in unmarked graves in the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital grounds by soldiers of Malaysian Engineers. The government cited the riots as the main cause of its more aggressive affirmative action policies, such as the New Economic Policy (NEP), after 1969." Condition of the book is fair. There are scraps on the cover and pages are slightly yellow. The binding is good. Meetup to collect the book is at Clementi MRT. Own a piece of history and get this 40-yr old collectable now.