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A History of Malaya - J. Kennedy
A History of Malaya... by... J. Kennedy... For many years this was the standard text book on Malaysian history and could still be said to be as good a place to start as any. However, like too many books of this period, it takes history as beginning around about 1400...
Price: $26.00
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A Short Sketch of the Lives of Francis and William Light - Francis A. Steuart
A Short Sketch of the Lives of Francis and William Light... -... Francis A. Steuart... This is probably the first significant biography of Francis Light, the founder of British interests in Penang and of his son, William, who went on to set up a British colony in Adelaide, Australia. Steuart was...
Price: $30.00
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British Malaya, 1824-1867 - LA Mills
British Malaya, 1824-1867... (Edited for Reprinting with a bibliography of wirtings in English on British Malaya, 1786-1867 By C. M. Turbull and a New Introductory chapter on European Influence on the Malay Peninsula 1511-1586 By D. K. Bassett)... by... L.A. Mills... This is the second edition...
Price: $43.00
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Early Maps of South-East Asia - RT Fell
Early Maps of South-East Asia... by... RT Fell... This book is written by an enthusiastic collector of maps to encourage others to do the same. The illustrations chosen are of maps drawn by European cartographers that are still affordable. The contents of the 103 page book include1 - Dalboquerque and...
Price: $39.00
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Early Penang & The Rise of Singapore 1805-1832 - CD Cowan (ed)
Early Penang... &... The Rise of Singapore 1805-1832... Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Volume XIII, Part 2 - March 1950... Edited by... CD Cowan... This collection of transcriptions of the original manuscript documents was originally assembled by Cowan to provide students at the University of...
Price: $46.00
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Historical dictionary of Malaysia - Ooi Keat Gin
Historical dictionary of Malaysia... --... Ooi Keat Gin... A must have dictionary on the development of Malaysia from prehistory to the early 21st century. This book covers Malaysia's history, politics, economy, multi-ethnic society, multiculturalism, scientific and technological developments, as well as the state of its environment. Contemporary issues and challenges...
Price: $99.00
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Indian Indenture in British Malaysia - David Chanderbali
Indian Indenture in British Malaysia:... The Politics of Policy and Practice in the Straits Settlements... -... David Chanderbali... New. Chanderbali, a Guyanan historian, came to write this study after noting the similarities between the indenture system practiced by British planters in the West Indies and the system practiced in the early...
Price: $39.00
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Old Penang - Sarnia Hayes Hoyt
Old Penang... -... Sarnia Hayes Hoyt... The book is a collection of pictorial and written sketches about Penang as it was and how it had developed until the early 1990s. Most of the black and white colour illustrations are reproductions of artistic impressions of the island. 97 pages including a bibliography...
Price: $49.00
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Penang Past and Present, 1786-1963
Penang Past... and... Present,... 1786-1963... -... City Council of George Town Penang... This 148 page books sets out to be an 'objective' history of the city and a record of its achievements on its first centenary as a municipality.. To achieve this, the book is crammed with facts on the...
Price: $33.00
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Penang Under The East India Company - Andrew Barber
Penang Under The East India Company... 1786-1858... by... Andrew Barber... New. This book draws together in a readable, compact and well illustrated format, the important elements of the early history of Penang following the establishment of the first British settlement in Malaya in 1786. Although Penang later became a...
Price: $36.00
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Penang: The Fourth Presidency of India, 1805-1830. Volume 1 - Marcus Langdon
Penang: The Fourth Presidency of India,... 1805-1830... Volume One - Ships, Men and Mansions... by... Marcus Langdon... New. As Geoff Wade of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, states in his foreword, this work is 'the most detailed account ever to be written of the Settlement of Penang in...
Price: $51.00
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Political and Commercial Considerations - John Anderson
Political and Commercial Considerations... Relative to The Malayan Peninsula and the... British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca... John Anderson... This book when originally printed in 1824 only had a limited circulation of 100 copies, most of which quickly disappeared. Anderson, a proficient linguist, wrote this as a strategy document...
Price: $23.00
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Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs - Carl A Trocki
The Prince of Pirates:... Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore,... 1784-1885... -... Carl A Trocki... New. At the time this book was originally published in 1979, it put forward a new theory about the early history of Singapore, i.e. Raffles didn't start from...
Price: $16.00
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Respected Citizens: History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia - Nadia Wright
Respected Citizens:... The History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia... by... Nadia Wright... Armenians had been fugitives for many centuries before arriving in Southeast Asia under the protection of the British and Dutch. They very quickly made their mark in business and are probably most popularly known for the founding...
Price: $49.00
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The Beruas Prophecy - Islandar Al-Bakri
The Beruas Prophecy... by... Islandar Al-Bakri... New. This historical novel pits the rapacious Brits against the brave Malays as they battle over a mythical treasure in Perak. Myth, historical fact and the author's imagination blend to give a new and exciting perspective on the times. 233 pages... Weight 0...
Price: $10.00
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The Chinese in Malaya - Victor Purcell
The Chinese in Malaya... - -... Victor Purcell... Purcell, drawing on the experiences of his twenty year career in the Malayan Civil Service, including being Principal Adviser on Chinese Affairs immediately after World War II, produced the first study of the Chinese community in the country. 327 pages. The book is divided...
Price: $66.00
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The Making of Modern Malaya - NJ Ryan
The Making Of Modern Malaya... A text book for children in the upper forms of schools in Malaya and Singapore This 214 page edition's contents include chapters detailing... Malaya's Earliest History,... The Malacca Sultanate,... Malaya in each of the 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries,... Portuguese Influence,... the Founding of the...
Price: $24.00
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The Penang Adventure - Raymond Flower
The Penang Adventure:... A History of the Pearl of the Orientby... Raymond Flower... If you're looking for a concise history of Penang that's not a heavy read, this may be the book. Its 173 pages contain most of the the basic facts about the island's colourful history over more than...
Price: $16.00
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The Shallow Seas - Dawn Farnham
The Shallow Seas... by... Dawn Farnham... New. This is the second book in Dawn Farnham's Sraits Quartet, following on from The Red Thread and preceding The Hills of Singapore. We continue the story of Charlotte Macleod, the young Scot, madly in love with Zhen, her Chinese lover, in 19th centruy...
Price: $13.00
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The Straits Settlements, 1826-67: Indian Presidency to Crown Colony - MC Turnbull
The Straits Settlements, 1826-67:... Indian Presidency to Crown Colony... -... M. C. Turnbull... One of the reasons why the British East India Company ventured into the Malayan peninsula was to limit Dutch interference on their India-China trade route. The competing British-Dutch interests did not really find any accomodation...
Price: $55.00
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Trade and Society in the Straits of Melaka - Nordin Hussin
Trade and Society in the Straits of Melaka:... Dutch Melaka and English Penang 1780-1830... - -... Nordin Hussin... New. While the more traditional histories of Southeast Asia and elsewhere has been primarily political, i.e. studies of men and women at the centre of power, there has been a growing trend...
Price: $20.00
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