Negotiating modernity and the new nationhood in Iban popular song lyrics in 1960s-1970s

• Main Authors: Lim, Connie Keh Nie, Yow, Chong Lee, Anna, Durin, Alexander, Chelum
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2012
• Subjects: M Music
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23433/1/Connie%20Lim.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23433/; http://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/IJARBSS

Iban is the largest indigenous ethnic group in Sarawak, Malaysia which made up of approximately one third of the total of Sarawak’s population. During the 20th century, the Iban society had gone through a state of flux where people have to readapt themselves in meeting the demanding challenges of Ma...