Raffles and British innovation of Java - 9789814358859

On a hot August afternoon in 1811 an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows off Batavia (Jakarta) to conquer the Dutch colony of Java. They would remain there for five turbulent years. Told in full for the first time, this is the story of how the British attempted to bring the full force of European colonialism to a tropical island where Muslim sultans claimed descent from Hindu gods. It is also the story of the man who presided over that attempt - Thomas Stamford Raffles, destined for future fame as the founder of Singapore.

Product details
Format Paperback | 368 pages
Dimensions 129.54 x 193.04 x 30.48mm | 340.19g
Publication date 16 Feb 2013
Publisher Monsoon Books
Publication City/Country Singapore, Singapore
Language English
Illustrations note 2 b/w maps
ISBN10 9814358851
ISBN13 9789814358859
Bestsellers rank 231,968