Tawau : the making of a tropical community / Ken Goodlet
- Bib ID:
- 4983144
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Goodlet, Ken
- Description:
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- Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia : Opus Publications, 2010
- viii, 362 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9789833987382
- 9833987389
- Full contents:
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- Introduction: A long-hidden treasure trove
- 1. The beginnings of Tawau 1857-1891
- 2. From Kampong to town 1891-1905
- 3. The promise of coal and rubber 1905-1917
- 4. Dreams and disappointments 1917-1931
- 5. A Japanese-led recovery 1931-1942
- 6. Japanese Occupation and after 1942-1946
- 7. Recovery and progress 1946-1960
- 8. From colony to Federation 1960-1967
- 9. The promise of increased prosperity 1967-1976
- 10. The golden age 1976-1985
- 11. An oil palm-based economy 1986-2008
- Appendix 1: Tawau chronology
- Appendix 2: Oral sources
- Appendix 3: Government officials in Tawau
- Appendix 4: The geology of Tawau.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-336) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2010
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