Malaya and Its History
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Richard O Winstedt
This is a brief 162 page introduction to Malaya's history by one of the foremost British scholars on Malaya in the first part of the 20th century, Chapters include
- 1 - Malaya, the Land,
- 2 - The Peoples,
- 3 - The Hindu Millennium,
- 4 - Malacca's Century of Malay Rule,
- 5 - A Famosa,
- 6 - The Dutch at Malacca,
- 7 - The Straits Settlements,
- 8 - Britain and the Malay States,
- 9 - British Administration,
- 10 - The Reign of Law,
- 11 - Trade, monopolized and free, and Finance,
- 12 - Industries, past and present,
- 13 - Labour; Health; Education,
- 14 - Japan's Hour of Triumph,
- 15 - The Malayan Union and Singapore,
- 16 - An Independent Malaya and Self Governing Singapore
- Very Good Paperback. Seventh Edition
Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
Published by: Hutchinson, London, 1966. Seventh edition.
Condition: Apart from a small crease at one corner of the cover, mild toning of the cover and barely noticeable tanning, the book looks new. A really nice copy.