Thomas Stamford Raffles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thomas Stamford Raffles write by Hussein Alatas (Syed). This book was released on 2020. Thomas Stamford Raffles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. More than two hundred years after Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British factory on the island of Singapore, he continues to be a towering figure in the nation. Not one but two statues of Raffles stand prominently in Singapore's civic and heritage district, streets and squares are named after him, and important local businesses use his name. But does Raffles deserve this recognition? Should he continue to be celebrated--or like Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, must Raffles fall? This is not a new question--in fact, it was considered at length as far back as 1971, in Syed Hussein Alatas's slim but devastating volume Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer?. While the book failed to spark a wide debate on Raffles's legacy in 1970s Singapore, nearly 50 years after its original publication this powerful work feels wholly fresh and relevant. This edition features a new introduction by Syed Farid Alatas assessing contemporary Singapore's take on Raffles, and how far we have, or have not, come in thinking through Singapore's colonial legacy.
Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles write by Lady Sophia Raffles. This book was released on 1830. Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The History of Java;
The History of Java; - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of Java; write by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. This book was released on 2018-02-09. The History of Java; available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Raffles and the British Invasion of Java
Raffles and the British Invasion of Java - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Raffles and the British Invasion of Java write by Tim Hannigan. This book was released on 2012-11-01. Raffles and the British Invasion of Java available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1811, an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows off Batavia (now Jakarta) to conquer the Dutch colony of Java. They would remain there for five turbulent years. Drawing on both British and Javanese archival sources, this narrative history-cum-biography explores the bloody battles and furious controversies that marked British rule in Java, and reveals the future founder of Singapore, Thomas Stamford Raffles in a shocking new light.
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity, 1781-1826
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity, 1781-1826 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Raffles and the Golden Opportunity, 1781-1826 write by Victoria Glendinning. This book was released on 2013. Raffles and the Golden Opportunity, 1781-1826 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles, without authority from London, raised the British flag on a small jungle-covered island and founded a settlement which would become the city state of Singapore. It was the crowning moment in an extraordinary career in South-East Asia, which saw Raffles shake off his humble beginnings to become Lieutenant-Governor of Java. But his success in the tropics was overshadowed by professional conflict and personal tragedy. Acclaimed biographer Victoria Glendinning charts the extraordinary life of an English adventurer, disobedient employee of the East India Company, utopian imperialist, linguist, naturalist, collector and troublesome visionary. If Raffles' own end was tragic, the mark he left on the world is indelible. His name and fame are undimmed today and, as he hoped, Singapore has become his lasting monument.
