Merchants, Bankers, Governors: British Enterprise In Singapore And Malaya, 1786-1920

''One of the book’s several strong points are the amusing, often fascinating sketches of government officials and British merchants. This is a book of light touch and readable style but also of much information. Especially useful to the specialist are the examination of European-Chinese credit relationships and the use of merchant house archive material. The book will take its place among princi...