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020 _a1860641717 (hbk.):
_c39.50 uk
100 1 _aWEBSTER Anthony
245 0 _aGentleman capitalists:
_bBritish imperialism in South East Asia 1770-1890
260 _aLondon:
_bTauris Academic Studies,
_c1998
300 _a282p.
440 _aInternational library of historical studies number 9
520 3 _aSuggests 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.
650 _aBRITISH EMPIRE
650 _aECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
650 _aHISTORY
650 _aNINETEENTH CENTURY
650 _aSOUTHEAST ASIA
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