The author, a US citizen who has written various books on British colonialism, attempts in this work to produce a balanced picture of what life was like for members of the Malayan Civil Service from the onset of World War II until independence. He also seeks to to appraise their legacy to the new Malaya. 240 pages including six maps, ten black and white plates, a list of sources and an index. Near Fine Paperback Originally published as 'Completing A Stewardship: The Malayan Civil Service'