A Cargo of Spice

Or Borneo Explored

R. A. M. Wilson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

1994
Radcliffe Press (Verlag)
978-1-85043-793-2 (ISBN)

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A study of North Borneo and Sarawak, now part of East Malaysia. This book covers the history of the region, explores the establishment of the sultanates, the advance of Islam, European colonial expansion, the development of trade, the contact with China, through to independence.

Part 1 Introduction and early days: in the beginning; the Gusi jars; free for all; pirates. Part 2 Sir James Brooke and the Royal Navy in action: a man of his word; send a gunboat; treaties, flags and umbrellas; questions in Parliament. Part 3 Companies, characters and exploration: wheelers and dealers; an empire builder; country life comes to town; the Muruts; the Orang Sungai; the Kadazans; lost without maps; "see how you get on"; prospecting; on the way to Kalimantan; Ulu Padas; Merdeka.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.12.1994
Illustrationen	Russell Townsend
Zusatzinfo	13 b&w halftones, maps, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Reisen ► Bildbände ► Asien
ISBN-10	1-85043-793-9 / 1850437939
ISBN-13	978-1-85043-793-2 / 9781850437932
Zustand	Neuware