The Golden Sword: Stamford Raffles and the East

by Nigel Barley (Editor)

Stamford Raffles is most remembered as the founder of Singapore, but he was also a collector of and researcher into the cultures of Malaysia and Indonesia. This book investigates Raffles's contributions to the study of Javanese arts, as well as his forays into Tengger Highlanders and the Batak.

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Born 1947. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Ba...