White Rajah
Barley, Nigel, 1947-2003
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An 'eminent' Victorian, Sir James Brooke's career began in 1841 when he made war on a party of Dayaks in Brunei and eventually found himself ruling an area the size of England. This historical biography reveals how he achieved it and shows the best and worst of his opportunistic nature.
Main title:
White Rajah / Nigel Barley.
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Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2003.
Collation:
viii, 262 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-252) and index.
ISBN:
9780349116730 (pbk)
Dewey class:
959.540309959.54092959.5409
Local class:
959.54092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1951622
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