ISBN10: 1860641717, ISBN13: 9781860641718, [publisher: London : I.B. Tauris] Hardcover A study of the various aspects of British imperialism in Southeast Asia between 1770 and 1890. The author traces the steps leading to the consolidation of British interest in the area, including the acquisition of Penang and the growth of British and Indian industrial and commercial interest. VI-282 p. ; 22 cm Contents: British imperialism in south east Asia - a historiographical introduction; early British expansion into south east asia - 1750-1795; the origins of Singapore - 1795-1819; Anglo-Dutch relations and the Treaty of London - 1819-1850; the British in Borneo and the Malay states - 1824-1850; British imperialism in Burma and Siam - 1820-1850; British imperialism in the Malay states and Borneo - 1850-1890; Burma and Siam, 1850-1900 - conquest and collaboration.
[Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]