White Rajah: A Biography of Sir James Brooke - Softcover

Barley, Dr Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349116733 ISBN 13: 9780349116730

Verlag: Abacus, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

RO60139024. WHITE RAJAH. 2003. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 262 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos et cartes en noir et blanc hors texte. Coiffe en tête légèrement abîmée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Críticas:

Fascinating reading (LITERARY REVIEW)

As a brief, even-handed and witty introduction to this extraordinary man [WHITE RAJAH] is hard to beat (BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE)

WHITE RAJAH is a unique biography of one of the most fascinating and influential men of the British Empire (GEOGRAPHICAL)

Reseña del editor:

Sir James Brooke was an extraordinary 'eminent' Victorian, whose life was the stuff of legend.His curious career began in 1841 when he was caught up in a war in Brunei which had started because a party of local Dayaks had refused to furl their umbrellas in the presence of the Sultan. Brooke was an opportunist who, with the Sultan's backing, made war on the Dayaks tribespeople and eventually found himself ruling over Sarawak - a kingdom the size of England - as a result. How he achieved it is a romantic, sometimes horrifying story. Brooke is someone that George Macdonald Fraser would scarcely dare to invent. Errol Flynn wanted to play him in a movie, seventy years after his death and his dynasty is remembered throughout South-East Asia.

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• Verlag: Abacus
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0349116733
• ISBN 13: 9780349116730
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272