Of Free Trade and Native Interests The Brookes and the Economic Development of Sarawak, 1841-1941 |
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| Author:
| Gin, Ooi Keat |
| Series title: | South-East Asian Historical Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-983-56-0023-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $65.95 |
Book Description:
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This study examines in detail the economic history of Sarawak during the period of Brooke rule from the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of the Second World War. It sets out to prove that the Brookes sacrificed economic development in favour of what they perceived to be the general welfare of the indigenous people.
This study examines in detail the economic history of Sarawak during the period of Brooke rule from the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of the Second World War. It sets out to prove that the Brookes sacrificed economic development in favour of what they perceived to be the general welfare of the indigenous people.