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Tales From The South China Seas: Images of the British in South East Asia in the Twentieth Century

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tales From The South China Seas: Images of the British in South East Asia in the Twentieth Century
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles Allen
Edited by Charles Allen
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 130,Width 201
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
World history - c 1750 to c 1900
Colonialism and imperialism
National liberation, independence and post-colonialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780349104997
ClassificationsDewey:959.00421
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Abacus
Publication Date 25 January 1990
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This work chronicles the adventures of the last generation of British men and women who went East to seek their fortunes. Drawn into the colonial territories scattered around the South China Sea, they found themselves in an exotic, intoxicating world. It was a land of rickshaws and shanghai jars, sampans and Straits Steamers, set against a background of palm-fringed beaches and tropical rain-forests. But it was also a world of conflicting beliefs and many races, where the overlapping of widely differing moral standards and viewpoints created a heady and dangerous atmosphere.

Author Biography

Charles Allen is one of the most celebrated travel writers and historians of his generation. He lives in Taunton, Somerset.