London: John Murray Publishers, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Shennan, who grew up in British Malaya, doesn't set out to write a political history of the period, but rather of the British who lived there. Noel Coward's alledged description of Malaya as 'a first-rate country for a second-rate people' was a pretty fair reflection of British attitudes to commercial and colonial endeavours in the country for much of the period when the British were there. Through interviews with those who were still living and research into the writings of those who were not, the author makes a more sympathetic case than Coward for the British who, for better or ill, helped fashion the Malaysia of today. 426 pages divided into the following parts - I: The Building of British Malaya, 1880-1920, II - Golden Years, 1920-1940 & IIi: The Long Retreat, 1940-1960. There are maps, a glossary, notes, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.9.kg. * Post free within Malaysia. Tanning to the text block and minor cover wear. The binding is tight and the text clear with mild tanning.

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Bookseller: The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
Bookseller's Inventory #: ML576A
Title: Out in the Midday Sun The British in Malaya 1880-1960
Author: Shennan, Margaret
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0719565707
ISBN 13: 9780719565700
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2004
Keywords: Malaysia - Malaya - British colonialism - social conditons - British expatriates - 19th century history - 20th century history - World War II - The Malayan Emergency.
Bookseller catalogs: Malaysia - History;

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Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....