Power and prowess : the origins of Brooke kingship in Sarawak / J.H. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, J. H. (John Henry), 1958-

Series:

Southeast Asia publications series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sarawak (Malaysia)--History.

Sarawak (Malaysia).

Physical Description:

xx, 300 pages: illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin ; Honolulu, Hawai'i : University of Hawai'i Press, 2002.

Summary:

Power and Prowess reexamines the formation of Sarawak in the middle of the nineteenth century, offering a detailed political history of the period as well as a new interpretation of the establishment of the state by James Brooke and the reactions of indigenous leaders and groups.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-287) and index.

ISBN:

0824825004

OCLC:

48451049