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Raffles

- And the Golden Opportunity
Af: Victoria Glendinning Engelsk Paperback

Raffles

- And the Golden Opportunity
Af: Victoria Glendinning Engelsk Paperback
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By the time of his death, Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was the founder of Singapore and Governor of Java, having left school in his early teens to become a clerk for the British East India Company. Charismatic and daring, Raffles forged an extraordinary path for himself in South East Asia - refusing to be satisfied with the trading posts available to the British, he defied Dutch governors and wrangled with warring local rulers to establish what is now a world city. An ardent linguist and zoologist, Raffles spoke fluent Malay and found time to write The History of Java, as well as naming several species of flora and fauna he discovered on his travels. He founded London Zoo and promoted the study of Malay alongside European languages in Southeast Asia.Raffles remains a controversial figure - a utopian imperialist, disobedient employee and knight of the realm who died deeply in debt, predeceased by all but one of his children. He built racial segregation into his urban planning, but was also a staunch abolitionist. Renowned biographer Victoria Glendinning charts Raffles'' prodigious rise in this new edition, specially updated for the bicentenary of the foundation of Singapore in 1819. His life was short, complicated and shot through with tragedy, but Raffles'' fame lives on.
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By the time of his death, Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was the founder of Singapore and Governor of Java, having left school in his early teens to become a clerk for the British East India Company. Charismatic and daring, Raffles forged an extraordinary path for himself in South East Asia - refusing to be satisfied with the trading posts available to the British, he defied Dutch governors and wrangled with warring local rulers to establish what is now a world city. An ardent linguist and zoologist, Raffles spoke fluent Malay and found time to write The History of Java, as well as naming several species of flora and fauna he discovered on his travels. He founded London Zoo and promoted the study of Malay alongside European languages in Southeast Asia.Raffles remains a controversial figure - a utopian imperialist, disobedient employee and knight of the realm who died deeply in debt, predeceased by all but one of his children. He built racial segregation into his urban planning, but was also a staunch abolitionist. Renowned biographer Victoria Glendinning charts Raffles'' prodigious rise in this new edition, specially updated for the bicentenary of the foundation of Singapore in 1819. His life was short, complicated and shot through with tragedy, but Raffles'' fame lives on.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 384
ISBN-13: 9781788160902
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1788160908
Kategori: Singapore
Udg. Dato: 27 sep 2018
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 27 sep 2018
Forfatter(e): Victoria Glendinning
Forfatter(e) Victoria Glendinning

Kategori Singapore

ISBN-13 9781788160902

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 384

Udgave

Længde 25mm

Bredde 197mm

Højde 129mm

Udg. Dato 27 sep 2018

Oplagsdato 27 sep 2018

Forlag Profile Books Ltd