Liberational Justice in the Political Thought of Ahmad Boestamam

Abstract

This article reads Ahmad Boestamam’s Testament Politik API (1946) to understand his political thoughts, especially on the notion of justice and freedom. The text was written as an agitation against the British and the social structure of Malay and Malaya society. This article also reads Boestamam’s novel, Rumah Kacha Digegar Gempa (1969), to discuss his idealism and views on the political landscape of post-colonial Malaysia. This article argues that Boestamam’s thoughts on justice have made important contributions to the discourse of the nation.