The Informal Imperialist: Dr. Clement Williams at the Court of King Mindon, Mandalay, 1861-1879
A fascinating and historically significant glimpse of the life of the Burmese in late 19th century. Diaries, journals, court documents are all harvested to give a thrilling account of a surgeon's life in Burma.

Dr. Clement Williams was a British army surgeon, political agent, and businessman who gained unparalleled access to the court of King Mindon, the great ruler of Mandalay, between 1861 and his premature death in 1873.

William’s official diaries, his legal disputes, his commercial contracts, his travel book, and (most of all) his extraordinarily rare photographs offer a unique portrait of an ancient civilization on the cusp of industrial, technological, and political change. Drawing on primary sources and academic works, The Informal Imperialist has already been recognized as a significant contribution to Burmese studies within and beyond Myanmar. And, by weaving Williams’s story into a clear and compelling narrative, it reveals a vanished world to both scholars and general readers alike.
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The Informal Imperialist: Dr. Clement Williams at the Court of King Mindon, Mandalay, 1861-1879
A fascinating and historically significant glimpse of the life of the Burmese in late 19th century. Diaries, journals, court documents are all harvested to give a thrilling account of a surgeon's life in Burma.

Dr. Clement Williams was a British army surgeon, political agent, and businessman who gained unparalleled access to the court of King Mindon, the great ruler of Mandalay, between 1861 and his premature death in 1873.

William’s official diaries, his legal disputes, his commercial contracts, his travel book, and (most of all) his extraordinarily rare photographs offer a unique portrait of an ancient civilization on the cusp of industrial, technological, and political change. Drawing on primary sources and academic works, The Informal Imperialist has already been recognized as a significant contribution to Burmese studies within and beyond Myanmar. And, by weaving Williams’s story into a clear and compelling narrative, it reveals a vanished world to both scholars and general readers alike.
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The Informal Imperialist: Dr. Clement Williams at the Court of King Mindon, Mandalay, 1861-1879

The Informal Imperialist: Dr. Clement Williams at the Court of King Mindon, Mandalay, 1861-1879

by Ron Graham
The Informal Imperialist: Dr. Clement Williams at the Court of King Mindon, Mandalay, 1861-1879

The Informal Imperialist: Dr. Clement Williams at the Court of King Mindon, Mandalay, 1861-1879

by Ron Graham

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A fascinating and historically significant glimpse of the life of the Burmese in late 19th century. Diaries, journals, court documents are all harvested to give a thrilling account of a surgeon's life in Burma.

Dr. Clement Williams was a British army surgeon, political agent, and businessman who gained unparalleled access to the court of King Mindon, the great ruler of Mandalay, between 1861 and his premature death in 1873.

William’s official diaries, his legal disputes, his commercial contracts, his travel book, and (most of all) his extraordinarily rare photographs offer a unique portrait of an ancient civilization on the cusp of industrial, technological, and political change. Drawing on primary sources and academic works, The Informal Imperialist has already been recognized as a significant contribution to Burmese studies within and beyond Myanmar. And, by weaving Williams’s story into a clear and compelling narrative, it reveals a vanished world to both scholars and general readers alike.

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ISBN-13: 9786164510951
Publisher: River Books
Publication date: 07/29/2025
Pages: 252
Product dimensions: 5.59(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Ron Graham is an award-winning author and journalist based in Toronto, Canada. He has written extensively about politics, history, religion, business, and the arts. Graham has served as a trustee of the Royal Ontario Museum, curated an exhibition of Japanese ceramics, and been a student of Burmese Vipassana meditation since 1973.
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