Of Free Trade and Native Interests
Author | : Keat Gin Ooi |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015040071238 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Of Free Trade and Native Interests by : Keat Gin Ooi
Download or read book Of Free Trade and Native Interests written by Keat Gin Ooi and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines in detail the economic history of Sarawak during the period of Brooke rule from the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of the Second World War. It sets out to prove that the Brookes sacrificed economic development in favor of what they perceived to be the general welfare of the indigenous people.