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Gentleman capitalists: British imperialism in South East Asia 1770-1890

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: International library of historical studies number 9Publication details: London: Tauris Academic Studies, 1998Description: 282pISBN:
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Subject(s): Summary: Suggests that British aristocratic and financial elites of the nineteenth century were more closely involved with the development of the countries of south east asia than the merchants and manufacturers of the industrial revolution. Looks at British involvement in Burma, Siam, Singapore, Malaya, and Borneo.
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Suggests that British aristocratic and financial elites of the nineteenth century were more closely involved with the development of the countries of south east asia than the merchants and manufacturers of the industrial revolution. Looks at British involvement in Burma, Siam, Singapore, Malaya, and Borneo.

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