UID:
almafu_9960117843802883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 549 pages) :
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illustrations (black and white), map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-78306-X
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. History
Inhalt:
Thomas Stamford Raffles was a British civil servant & statesman best known for his founding of the city of Singapore. After the capture of Java by the British in 1811, Raffles was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the island, a position he held until 1815. After a two-year interlude in England, he sailed back to the East, & established the city of Singapore in 1819. These volumes, written during his governorship & first published in 1817, contain his monumental survey and history of the island state. Raffles provides a comprehensive ethnographic description of the island's society, describing its economy, trade, languages & dialects, & religious & social customs, together with a detailed history of the island, including a discussion of the introduction of Islam. These volumes provide invaluable information of the study of contemporary Javanese society & history. Volume 2 contains Raffles's historical study.
Anmerkung:
Also issued in print: 2010.
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Originally published: London: Black, Parbury, and Allen, 1817.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-108-02345-2
Sprache:
Englisch
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