{"product_id":"memoir-of-the-life-and-public-services-of-sir-thomas-stamford-raffles-particularly-in-the-government-of-java-1811-1816-and-of-bencoolen-and-its-dependencies-1817-1824-paperback-9781108066044","title":"Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; Particularly in the Government of Java, 1811–1816 and of Bencoolen and its Dependencies, 1817–1824 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108066044","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMemoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eParticularly in the Government of Java, 1811–1816 and of Bencoolen and its Dependencies, 1817–1824\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1830 biography of Singapore's founder presents a detailed portrait of a key figure of British colonialism in the East Indies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSophia Raffles (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108066044, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e866 pages, 7 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 4.3 cm, 2.03 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring his last voyage back to England, the ship of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) caught fire, consuming many of the papers from which future biographers might have worked. When he died two years later, the task of sifting through the surviving materials and recording his life and career fell to his widow Sophia (1786–1858). Her substantial biography, first published in 1830, remains an essential source of information about one of the key figures of British colonialism in the East Indies. At the centre of the book, interspersed with many of her husband's letters, is Raffles' struggle against his Dutch opponents, with whom he clashed on ideological grounds - he noted with distaste their mistreatment of the local population and their advocacy of slavery. It was this rivalry which convinced Raffles to found Singapore as a trading post. His two-volume History of Java (1817) is also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Early life of Mr Raffles - goes to Malacca\u003cbr\u003e 2. Calcutta - proposes expedition to Java\u003cbr\u003e 3. Account of the Eastern Islands\u003cbr\u003e 4. Lord Minto confides in Mr Raffles\u003cbr\u003e 5. Expedition to Palembang\u003cbr\u003e 6. Importance of connection between Java and China to the East India Company's policy\u003cbr\u003e 7. General Nightingall appointed to relieve General Gillespie\u003cbr\u003e 8. Malay civilization\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mr Raffles forced to return to England by ill health\u003cbr\u003e 10. Writes his history of Java\u003cbr\u003e 11. The interior of the country\u003cbr\u003e 12. Sir Stamford Raffles at Bencoolen\u003cbr\u003e 13. Hoists the British flag at Singapore\u003cbr\u003e 14. Sir Stamford returns to Bencoolen\u003cbr\u003e 15 Difficulties of altering established forms of government\u003cbr\u003e 16. Collections of natural history sent home\u003cbr\u003e 17. Sir Stamford forms an establishment on the island of Nias for the suppression of slavery\u003cbr\u003e 18. Arrival at Singapore\u003cbr\u003e 19. Arrival at Bencoolen\u003cbr\u003e 20. Sir Stamford lands at Plymouth\u003cbr\u003e Letter from Dr Horsfield\u003cbr\u003e Catalogue of zoological specimens\u003cbr\u003e Prospectus of Zoological Society\u003cbr\u003e Correspondence with Messrs Diard and Duvaucel\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. The Eastern Isles and Singapore\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913159368984,"sku":"9781108066044","price":75.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108066044i.jpg?v=1696748615","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/memoir-of-the-life-and-public-services-of-sir-thomas-stamford-raffles-particularly-in-the-government-of-java-1811-1816-and-of-bencoolen-and-its-dependencies-1817-1824-paperback-9781108066044","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}