The History of Java: Volume 1 and 2 (2 Volumes)

Stamford Raffles, Thomas:

ISBN 10: 0195803477 / ISBN 13: 9780195803471

Published by Oxford : University Press Oxford, 1982

479 p., 288 p. + CCLX p. Good condition. Reading pages are clean and unmarked. Books show slight signs of storage or use. With slipcase. Slipcase corner slightly bumped. Otherwise good copies. Auflage 1982, 2 Bände im Schuber, Schuber etwas eingedrückt, leicht zerkratzt und wenig fleckig, Einband von Band II ebenfalls mit zwei kleinen Flecken, insgesamt aber gut 0195803477 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 6000. Seller Inventory # 288385

Synopsis:

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.

This book, firstly written in volumes and first published in 1817, contain his 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The History of Java: Volume 1 and 2 (2 ...
Publisher: Oxford : University Press Oxford
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Hardcover