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The British in Java, 1811-1816: A Javanese Account
An account of the British occupation of Java at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, this volume provides a unique Javanese perspective on the imposition of imperial rule. Based on the diary of a senior Yogyakarta prince, Carey's book sheds light on many aspects of court politics and society and offers a glimpse of some of the main Javanese and British protagonists.
Hardcover, 672 pages
Published
April 9th 1992
by Oxford University Press, USA
(first published 1992)
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Laithwaite Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Trinity College, Oxford. Peter Carey works on the history, contemporary politics and socio-economic development of Southeast Asia, specialising on Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia and Burma.
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Laithwaite Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Trinity College, Oxford. Peter Carey works on the history, contemporary politics and socio-economic development of Southeast Asia, specialising on Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia and Burma.
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