Author: Lo, Joan
Title: Glimpses from Sarawak's Past
Description: Kuching [Sarawak], Agas, 1986. orig.wrappers. 21x13cm, 224 pp. Author's inked presentation inscription on half-title.. Textual photo illustrations.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Borneo & the Early Europeans; How Kuching Got Its Name; Friends &Foes: Muda Hasim & Governor Makota; Pirates & Policy; The Growth of Sarawak; A Portrait of Three Rajahs; The Rajah's Guardian Angel: Angela Burdett Coutts; Secret Societies & the Rebellion of 1857; The Aftermath of the Rebellion; Chinese Immigration to Sarawak; Gold Through the Years; The Great Fire of Kuching, 1884; The Borneo Company; Leisurely Pastimes of the Past; Transport through the Years; Early Aviation in Sarawak; Early Postage History in Sarawak 1958-1963; Heirs to the Raj; The End of a Dynasty.

Keywords: Malaysia, Sarawak Borneo, Kuching, Local, Colonialism, British Empire, Colony Colonies, Southeast Asia, Colonial History