Power and Prowess: The origins of Brooke kingship in Sarawak

(Part of the ASAA Southeast Asian Publications Series Series)

by J.H. Walker

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In this significant reinterpretation of Sarawak history, John Walker explores the network of power, economic, and ritual relationships that developed on the northwest coast of Borneo in the mid-nineteenth century, from which a coalition led by James Brooke established the state of Sarawak.

Where many authors placed Brooke in the context of nineteenth-century British imperialism, this study perceived him in the context of Bornean cultures...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0824825004

ISBN13:9780824825003

Release Date:March 2002

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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Power and Prowess: The origins of Brooke kingship in Sarawak

(Part of the ASAA Southeast Asian Publications Series Series)

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