Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Author: Lady Sophia Raffles
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Published: 1830
Total Pages: 876
ISBN-13:
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Thomas Stamford Raffles
Author: Hussein Alatas (Syed)
Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789813251182
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than two hundred years after Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British factory on the island of Singapore, he continues to be a towering figure in the nation. Not one but two statues of Raffles stand prominently in Singapore's civic and heritage district, streets and squares are named after him, and important local businesses use his name. But does Raffles deserve this recognition? Should he continue to be celebrated--or like Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, must Raffles fall? This is not a new question--in fact, it was considered at length as far back as 1971, in Syed Hussein Alatas's slim but devastating volume Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer?. While the book failed to spark a wide debate on Raffles's legacy in 1970s Singapore, nearly 50 years after its original publication this powerful work feels wholly fresh and relevant. This edition features a new introduction by Syed Farid Alatas assessing contemporary Singapore's take on Raffles, and how far we have, or have not, come in thinking through Singapore's colonial legacy.
Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, Kt. LL.D, F.R.S., Founder of Singapore, 1819
Author: J. A. Bethune Cook
Publisher:
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 218
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSir Stamford Raffles And Some Of His Friends And Contemporaries: A Memoir Of The Founder Of Singapore
Author: John Bastin
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2019-03-29
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9813277688
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book — written by Dr John Bastin, a leading authority on the study of Sir Stamford Raffles — offers an alternative biographical account of Raffles, as seen through his relationship with some of his closest friends and contemporaries.The people featured include the naturalists Joseph Arnold, Thomas Horsfield and Nathaniel Wallich, who received support from Raffles in carrying on their scientific research, and the orientalist John Leyden, who influenced Raffles's study of Malay and Malay customs.Examining Raffles and his social circle presents an original perspective of the man and of the colonial world in which he lived, and his correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues reflects his attitude and opinions on a range of issues, including his desire to extend the benefits of education. The book is a highly original contribution to the study of Raffles in the bicentenary year of his founding of Singapore.
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity, 1781-1826
Author: Victoria Glendinning
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781846686047
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles, without authority from London, raised the British flag on a small jungle-covered island and founded a settlement which would become the city state of Singapore. It was the crowning moment in an extraordinary career in South-East Asia, which saw Raffles shake off his humble beginnings to become Lieutenant-Governor of Java. But his success in the tropics was overshadowed by professional conflict and personal tragedy. Acclaimed biographer Victoria Glendinning charts the extraordinary life of an English adventurer, disobedient employee of the East India Company, utopian imperialist, linguist, naturalist, collector and troublesome visionary. If Raffles' own end was tragic, the mark he left on the world is indelible. His name and fame are undimmed today and, as he hoped, Singapore has become his lasting monument.
Wives of Sir Stamford Raffles
Author: John Bastin
Publisher:
Published: 2014-10-28
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9789814189491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis pair of elegant, slip-cased volumes are devoted to Raffles' second wife, Sophia (1786-1858), who wrote the first published account of her husband's life and achievements, and his lesser-known but equally, if not more intriguing, first wife, Olivia (1771-1814).
The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles
Author: Demetrius Charles Boulger
Publisher:
Published: 1897
Total Pages: 466
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe History of Java;
Author: Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Published: 2018-02-09
Total Pages: 610
ISBN-13: 9781377281643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Raffles in Southeast Asia
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9789811199820
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Raffles Renounced: Towards a Merdeka History
Author: Alfian Sa'at
Publisher: Ethos Books
Published: 2022-08-19
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9811490236
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy did independent Singapore celebrate two hundred years of its founding as a British colony in 2019? What does Merdeka mean for Singaporeans? And what are the possibilities of doing decolonial history in Singapore? Raffles Renounced: Towards a Merdeka History presents essays by historians, literary scholars and artists which grapple with these questions. The volume also reproduces some of the source material used in the play Merdeka / 獨立 / சுதந்திரம் (Wild Rice, 2019). Taken together, the book shows how the contradictions of independent nationhood haunt Singaporeans' collective and personal stories about Merdeka. It points to the need for a Merdeka history: an open and fearless culture of historical reckoning that not only untangles us from colonial narratives, but proposes emancipatory possibilities.
