William Farquhar and Singapore : stepping out from Raffles' shadow / Nadia H. Wright ; [foreword by] Tommy Koh
- Bib ID:
- 7423783
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Wright, Nadia H, author
- Description:
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- Penang, Malaysia : Entrepot Publishing, 2017
- ©2017
- xvii, 258 pages, 19 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour facsimiles, maps (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9789671428139 (hardback)
- 9671428134 (hardback)
- 9789671428115 (paperback)
- 9671428118 (paperback)
- Summary:
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"When the achievements of great individuals are exaggerated, an enormous shadow is cast over the work of their subordinates. This has been the case in accounts of the founding of the British settlement at Singapore in 1819 - in which Sir Stanford Raffles has been aggrandised at the expense of Major General William Farquhar. Venerated by contemporary Bugis, Chinese and Indians for his character and accomplishments, Farquhar maintained that he was largely responsible for Singapore's rapid growth and commercial success. But his claims have been obscured for the most part by the glorification of Raffles. In this groundbreaking and carefully documented study, Nadia Wright re-examines East India Company records and other historical documents to offer a fresh analysis of the roles of Raffles and Farquhar in Singapore's founding and early development. William Farquhar and Singapore reveals new and sometimes startling insights into the achievements and personalities of both men, and explains why Farquhar has been overlooked for so long."--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-240) and index.
- Subject:
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- Farquhar, William, 1774-1839
- Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826
- East India Company -- Officials and employees -- Biography
- Colonial administrators -- Singapore -- Biography
- British -- Singapore -- History
- Singapore -- History -- 1819-1867
- Singapore -- Politics and government -- 1819-1867
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- 19th century -- Biography
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Koh, Tommy T. B. (Tommy Thong Bee), 1937-, writer of foreword
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 2017
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