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A History of Malaya
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J. Kennedy
For many years this was the standard text book on Malaysian history and could still be said to be as good a place to start as any. However, like too many books of this period, it takes history as beginning around about 1400 AD. In the preface the author puts up a bit of a weak defence as to why he didn't start this history earlier. Very Good First Edition 311 pages.. 311 pages. The contents include the following chapters - 1 - The Malay Kingdom of Malacca (AD1400-1511), 2 - The Portuguese and the Dutch in the Malacca Straits (1509-1641), 3 - The Malay Kingdom of Johore (1512-1812), 4 - Bugis Influence in the Malay States in the 18th century, 5 - The English East India Company's Settlement at Penang (1770-1805), 6 - Malacca (1795-1824) and Singapore (1819-1824), 7 - Siam, the Malay States and the Straits Settlements (1817-1863), 8 - The Malay States in the mid 19th century, 9 - British Intervention in the Malay States (1874), 10 - The British Resident System ( 1874-1895), 11 & 12 - A Survey of Social and Economic Developments (1850-1950), 13 - Political and Constitutional Changes (1895-1941), 14 - The Impact of Japan (1941-1945) & 15 The Achievement of Nationhood (1946-1959). There is also a bibliography, about 10 black and white illustrations, about 15 maps and an index.
Weight: 0.8 kg Post free within Malaysia
Condition: The cover has minimal wear apart from some minor bumps at the corners. The binding is tight, text clear and there is very mild tanning throughout. Very Good
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