British Malaya, 1824-67

It is something of a classic, being one of the first serious historical works to study the development of British influence through the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang on the Malay Peninsula, in the middle years of the nineteenth century. The study concludes in 1867, the date wh...

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Main Author: Mills, Lennox Algernon (Author)
Other Authors: Turnbull, C.M. (Constance Mary), Bassett, D.K
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur MBras 1961
Series:MBRAS reprint no. 22
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Summary:It is something of a classic, being one of the first serious historical works to study the development of British influence through the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang on the Malay Peninsula, in the middle years of the nineteenth century. The study concludes in 1867, the date when the administration of the Straits Settlements was tranferred from the Indian Office to the Colonial Offie.
Item Description:"A reprint from the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 33, part 3, 1960, no. 191"--T.p. verso
Physical Description:424 pages illustration 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9679948269 (pbk)