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OverviewThis book offers a variety of essays and perspectives on some of the foreigners and traders who came to the Malay World and wrote fiction and faction (writing that portrays real people or events in a dramatised manner) during their sojourn regardless of whether they continued to stay in the region, returned to their home country, or migrated to another country. The essays tend to cross generic and disciplinary boundaries as the contributors of this book are drawn from various fields within the arts and humanities, including history, geography, language and literature and translation. All of them, however, deal with colonial texts, the Malay World, or primarily cover the period from the 18th to the 20th century. Including readings of fiction, diaries, vignettes, letters written by traders or colonial officers, the uniqueness of this book lies in the personal, private and/or informal nature of the various documents studied. The encounters of these outsiders with the natives not only offer fascinating historical insights into the Malay World, but, to a significant degree, vividly express the views and personalities of the writers themselves, as mediated through their assigned commercial and colonial roles. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mohamad Rashidi PakriPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 9781299645783ISBN 10: 129964578 Pages: 257 Publication Date: 01 January 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |