Gentlemen Capitalists. British imperialism in South East Asia, 1770-1890

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See also the writer's doctoral thesis 'Origins of the Straits Settlements. British trade and policy in the Malay Archipelago, 1786 to 1824', Birmingham, 1984. Traces formation of British formal and informal imperial interests largely within Malaysia and Singapore, linking this to the role played by British and India merchants and other capitalists. Chapters include: 'British imperialism in South East Asia - a historiographical introduction'; 'Early British expansion into South East Asia'; 'The origins of Singapore'; 'Anglo Dutch relations and the Treaty of London, 1819-1824'; 'The British in Borneo and the Malay States, 1824-1850'; 'British imperialism in Burma and Siam, 1820-50'; 'British imperialism in the Malay States and Borneo, 1850-1890'; 'Burma and Siam, 1850-1900. Conquest and collaboration'