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A History of Brunei
Graham Saunders
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Description for A History of Brunei
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
The only full-length study of the Brunei Sultanate from the earliest times to the present. First published in 1994 and a sell-out success, RoutledgeCurzon is pleased to present this new edition, updated to the present. Saunders skilfully elucidates historiographical controversies over important events, persons and developments in Brunei's past which are still important issues in defining Brunei's identity and its political and social systems today. These controversies, over the antecedents of the Sultanate, the date of the conversion to Islam, the reigns of the early sultans, early contacts with Europeans and others, retain their relevance. Newly presented are interpretations of ... Read more
The only full-length study of the Brunei Sultanate from the earliest times to the present. First published in 1994 and a sell-out success, RoutledgeCurzon is pleased to present this new edition, updated to the present. Saunders skilfully elucidates historiographical controversies over important events, persons and developments in Brunei's past which are still important issues in defining Brunei's identity and its political and social systems today. These controversies, over the antecedents of the Sultanate, the date of the conversion to Islam, the reigns of the early sultans, early contacts with Europeans and others, retain their relevance. Newly presented are interpretations of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138863453
SKU
V9781138863453
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About Graham Saunders
Graham Saunders taught history in Sarawak and Brunei for twenty years. He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Hull, a member of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society and of the Borneo Research Council. He is an Associate Lecturer in Pacific Studies with the Open University.
Reviews for A History of Brunei
'Dr. Saunders...provides many insights and, as an introduction to the state-of-the-art, it would be very difficult to improve upon A History of Brunei.' - Asian Affairs 'He (Dr. Saunders) provides a fine exposition of Brunei's early history and the source materials upon which it is based. He makes clear what he regards as factual, but does not neglect alternative ... Read more