books about: brunei (imperialism north-west historical)

books about: brunei

books:

Report On Brunei In 1904: Mis Sea#74 (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series)
M.S.H. Mcarthur

Ohio University Press, 1987

The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei 6 (Rough Guides)

2 reviews
Charles de Ledesma

Rough Guides, 2009

Extremely helpful for a week in Malaysia and Singapore
I bought this book for a week of travel within Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and wasn't disappointed. Rough Guides aren't the most easiest books to read (Lonely Planet is better in this category) but has more timely and accurate information. I used DK's Top Ten Singapore as the primary Singapore book to get around, but soon found it pretty worthless for help in getting from A to B (especially in ...

Malaysia Singapore & Brunei (Country Guide)

15 reviews
Simon Richmond, Celeste Brash, ...

Lonely Planet, 2010

Perfect guide for travelling
Best guide for any travel! Although they should include more photos, that would be great!

Malaysia - Brunei Nelles Map (Nelles Maps)
Nelles Maps

Nelles Verlag GmbH, 2006

Folded road & tourist map of Malaysia and Brunei at 1:1,500,000 scale. Places of interest, national parks, and beaches are highlighted. Shaded-relief coloring clearly depicts topography. Insets include Kuala Lumpur region, Penange, Pangkor, Melaka (Malacca), Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Bandar Seri Begawan as well as city maps for Kuala Lumpur and George Town (Penang). Legend in English, French and German.

The Richest Man in the World: Sultan of Brunei
James Bartholomew

Penguin Books Ltd, 1990

A biography of the Sultan of Brunei, the richest man in the world, revealing his dealings with businessmen such as Adnan Kashogi, Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed and Tiny Rowland. The author has worked as a reporter for the "Financial Times" and "The Far Eastern Economic Review".

Wild Borneo: The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan

2 reviews
Nick Garbutt, Cede Prudente

The MIT Press, 2006

an excellent addition to an excellent series
Nick Garbutt's "Wild Borneo: the Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan" is a wonderful addition to an existing seies for the lay reader and expert alike. This series, started by New Holland Press and continued by MIT, has volumes on "Wild ....." including Indonesia, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Thailand. All were done a half dozen years ago or so. Thus this ...

Rebellion in Brunei: The 1962 Revolt, Imperialism, Confrontation and Oil (International Library of Twentieth ...

1 review
Abdul Harun Majid

I. B. Tauris, 2007

Again, a predominantly British narrative over Konfrontasi
Most of the British positions over the Brunei Rebellion and Konfontasi are well documented by previous authors - and Majid's new material do not shed any new light on British narratives of Konfrontasi that have been extensively documented elsewhere (i.e. Mackie 1974). While Harun Abdul Majid does criticize 'the victor's view' (mainly British) that plagues most of the writings on the period , his ...

Geology of North-West Borneo: Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah
C.S. Hutchison

Elsevier Science, 2005

The book is a comprehensive compilation of all aspects of the geology of Northwest Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah) and the contiguous South China and Sulu Seas. The sedimentary formations are described, their palaeontology tabulated and ages discussed. Stratigraphic charts illustrate their relationships across the whole region. Detailed geological maps of selected areas are accompanied by cross sections based on outcrop patterns and drilling ...

East Malaysia and Brunei: Periplus Adventure Guides
Periplus Editions

Periplus Editions, 2001

The Periplus Adventure guides do precisely what a great travel book should do- make you want to get up and go! Periplus adventure guides show you how to get there, and then help make the absolute most out of a stay, leaving no stone, no beach, no fine restaurant or mountain trail untried. With detailed, up-to-date maps, photographs-both new and archival- personal recommendations and inside tips from expert authors, the guides go well beyond the ...

Kitap Tuket Mading / Kenya New Testament by the Bible Society of Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei / Denga Injil ...
Bible Society

Bible Society, 1984

Title: Kitap Tuket Mading / Kenya New Testament by the Bible Society of Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei / Denga Injil ia' senura Ku'un / Pemuyan Lawa Injil / Kenya (Southeast Asian people) Publication date: 1984

The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

3 reviews
Charles de Ledesma, Mark Lewis, ...

Rough Guides, 2006

great book - invaluable!
This book was a godsend on our recent trip. On the Island of Langkawi we found the advice on boat trips to the coral reef saved us some money.

A History of Brunei

1 review
Graham Saunders

Routledge, 2002

prosperous and content society
Brunei is a tiny country that is one of the richest per capita in the world. Due to its vast reserves of oil and gas. Located on the island of Kalimantan, it bears closer resemblance to Kuwait and the Emirates of the Middle East, than to anywhere in south east Asia. Saunders gives us an indepth look at its history. How its royal family managed to keep the country independent. A notable ...

Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam
Jatswan S. Sidhu

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1997

The modern state of Negara Brunei Darussalam achieved its independence from the British in 1984, after 96 years of existence as a British protectorate. This dictionary covers all aspect of the kingdom which is famous for its wealth.

Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)
Jatswan S. Sidhu

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2010

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam substantially updates the first edition through a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects.

Language Use & Language Change in Brunei Darussalam: Mis Sea#100 (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series)

Ohio University Press, 1996

The oil-rich sultanate of Brunei Darussalam is located on the northern coast of Borneo between the two Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah. Though the country is small in size and in population, the variety of language use there provides a veritable laboratory for linguists in the fields of Austronesian linguistics, bilingual studies, and sociolinguistic studies, particularly those dealing with language shift. This useful reference is divided ...

Language Power & Ideology in Brunei Darussalam: Mis Sea#99 (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series)
Geoffrey C. Gunn

Ohio University Press, 1997

Contrary to modern theories of developing nations, Brunei Darussalam, which has a very high rate of literacy, is also one of the few countries where the traditional elite retains absolute political power. Professor Gunn's comprehensive study, which assesses the state's efforts to implement national language policies, explores the aspects of the complex relationship between language and power including the oral tradition, the rise of Islamic ...