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.