A History of Java (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History) (Volume 1) - Softcover

Raffles, Thomas Stamford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108023444 ISBN 13: 9781108023443

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

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. 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.

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Book Description:

Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was a British statesman appointed Lieutenant Governor of Java between 1811 and 1815. These volumes, first published in 1817, contain his monumental history of the island, in which he provides a comprehensive ethnographic description with a detailed history. Volume 1 contains Raffles's ethnographic study.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108023444
• ISBN 13: 9781108023443
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 596