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- PublisherOUP Australia and New Zealand
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0195889592
- ISBN 13 9780195889598
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Golden Chersonese : The Malayan Travels of a Victorian Lady
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 384pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Appendix; index; illus. Fold-out map before appendix. Seller Inventory # 251799
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Golden Chersonese : The Malayan Travels of a Victorian Lady
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In Very Good Condition For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos This Is An Excellent Book! I Recommend It To All Adult Malaysians. In Fact, I'd Go So Far As To Recommend It Be Included In The Malaysian High School Syllabus As Well, But Alas The Language Is A Bit Too Fancy. From 20Th January, 1879, To 25Th February (This Was 33 Years Before Titanic), Ms. Bird Travelled From Singapore To Malacca, Sungei Ujong (I Didn't Even Know Where That Was Before!), Klang, Penang, And Perak, On Boat, Pony, And On Foot (Yes, Hardy Woman, She Was). She Paints So Vivid A Description Of Malaya At That Time, That You'd Be Hard Pressed To Forget It. There Is So Much In The Book That You'll Never Learn In Sejarah (History) Class. For Instance (Warning: Spoiler Ensues), I Didn't Know That Slavery Was Commonplace In Malaya. Among The Malay Muslim Population, Too! It Was One Of The Vices That The British Were Trying To Eradicate, To Varying Degrees Of Success In Each State, As The Sultans, Rajas, & Malay Upper-Class Were The Ones Who Gained From It Most (More Slaves = More Power). Tiger Attacks Were Also Not Uncommon Then. They Roamed The Land Just As They Should Be, And Attacked Whomever They Will (Even Terrorised What Is Now Downtown Melaka). If You Managed To Kill One, Or A Snake, Rhino, Or Other Such Beast, You Could Claim A Reward From The British Government. Fancy That. The British Residents Were Not All What We Make Them Out To Be: Evil White Men Trying To Usurp The Sultans' Powers And Rule The Lands. Some Were Genuinely Trying To Work Hand-In-Hand With Them And To Educate Them To Better Rule The Malay States. Yes, It's Not Very Credible Coming From The Mouth Of A British Lady, But At Least We Have Another Point Of View, As Opposed To The "British = Evil Pendatang" Viewpoint. You'll Find That Some Of The Living Conditions Then Are Still The Same Now, In 2012. Some Of The Rajas Were Tyrants In Effect. They Overtax The Rakyat For Traversing A Particular Stretch Of River (There Are Many Rajas And Many Rivers In One State); They Lend Money, And If The Debtor Cannot Pay In Time, Turn Them And Their Families Into Slaves; They Sometimes Don't Feed And Clothe Their Slaves, So The Slaves In Turn Ravage Other Innocent Rakyat In The Name Of Their Masters And Perpetuate The Cycle Of Oppression. The Chinese Merchants Were Already Successful In Singapore, Malacca, & Penang Then. They Were The Economy, And They Were What Made Those Places What They Are Now. Malays, On The Other Hand, Were Much More Comfortable In Their Kampungs. Crime Was Rare Among The Malays, And Were Mostly Prevalent In The Chinese Mining Communities. If Those Little Tidbits Don't Interest You, Then I Don't Know Why You're Still Reading This. So Pick Up A Copy And Enjoy Your New "British Insider Info On 1879 Malaya." You'll Find A Few Familiar Old Names Like Yap Ah Loi, Frank A. Swettenham, William G. Maxwell, Frederick A. Weld, And Hugh Low. By Zulhilmi Ghouse. Seller Inventory # 002493
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Isabella Bird was an intrepid 19th-century traveller, who visited Persia, Kurdistan, Tibet, Korea and China during her lifetime. This volume contains her account of a five-week expedition in the Malay States in 1879, observing the existing society and describing the impact of colonial rule. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002591699
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