| A History of Java Contributor(s): Raffles, Thomas Stamford (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108023444 ISBN-13: 9781108023443 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $83.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 959.82 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian His |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (3.1 lbs) 596 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was a British civil servant and statesman best known for his founding of the city (now Republic) 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, and established the city of Singapore in 1819. These volumes, written during his governorship and 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 and dialects, and religious and 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 and history. Volume 1 contains Raffles's ethnographic study. |