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 principal works on Malayan economic history and should, over the coming years, further promote its ong...