Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore, 1784-1885 (2nd Edition)

by Carl A. Trocki

Overview

No country’s history is so well documented yet so poorly understood as that of a former colony. Singapore and Malaysia are particular victims of this historical paradox, and Carl Trocki’s account of the history of Johor and Singapore marks a decided advance in Malaysian scholarship. A study of the Temenggongs of Johor, Prince of Pirates offers an original and highly provocative reinterpretation of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Malaysian history, revealing continuities between pre-colonial and colonial periods that have been obscured by attention given to the European intrusion.
 This new edition includes a fresh introduction by the author that positions the study within subsequent literature on Malaysian history, the Chinese migration, the opium trade and the history of the British Empire in Asia. It also explains the role the book played in pioneering a number of important initiatives in Malaysian studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789971693763
Publisher:	Nus Press Pte Ltd
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Illustrations     ix
Acknowledgements     xi
Abbreviations     xiii
Currencies and Weights     xiv
Introduction to the Second Edition     1
Introduction to the First Edition     13
Prelude to Singapore, 1784-1819     21
The Prince of Pirates, 1819-1825     56
The Temenggong of Singapore, 1825-1848     75
The Temenggong and the Chinese, 1844-1860     98
Abu Bakar takes Command, 1860-1873     128
Johor and the Maharaja, 1873-1884     161
Johor in 1885: Prospeccts     190
The Transformation of the Maritime Polity     207
Reports on Piracy     215
Comparative List of Kanchu and Surat Sungai     216
Glossary     223
Bibliography     227
Index     239