Turnbull, C.M.MareMagnum
The Straits Settlements 1826-67 - Indian Presidency to Crown Colony: East Asian Historical Monographs XXXII
428 pages. Index. Bibliography. Fold-out map at back. "Traces the development of Straits society, viewed not from London or Calcutta but from the settlements themselves and especially the capital in Singapore... Examines the social, administrative and economic character of the settlements, the problems of external defence and piracy, relations with the Malay states, and the long history of pressure for constitutional reform and transfer to direct colonial rule." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. Average wear to book. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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