A History of Java: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History) - Softcover

Raffles, Thomas Stamford

 
9781108023450: A History of Java: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History)

Synopsis

A monumental history and ethnographic study of the island of Java, first published in 1817.

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Book Description

Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) was a British statesman appointed Lieutenant Governor of Java between 1811 and 1815. These volumes, first published in 1817, contain his monumental history of the island, in which he provides a comprehensive ethnographic description with a detailed history. Volume 2 contains Raffles's historical study.

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