Historical Sabah: Community and Society Tapa dura - 2004

Natural History Publications, Borneo, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Book Illustrated and with map. With b/w illustrations . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 178 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: History; ; Travel & Places. ISBN: 9838120901. ISBN/EAN: 9789838120906. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 033547. . 9789838120906

Natural History Publications. 2004. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket.. 178 p. Includes: illustrations, bibliography. . This book is an attempt to explore some aspects of Sabah's social history. Tracing the foundation of earlier townships in Sabah, this book also looks into the lives of the various communities that formed the nucleus of Sabah's multi-ethnic society, the elites of the society, the expatriates, the early development of sports and leisure time, the society's reactions towards social problems, labour unrests. The book is unique in that it attempts to provide another dimension to Sabah's history, the stories of the people--indigenous, immigrants as well as expatriates--who have each contributed in one way or another to the historical process of the state. As the chapters are essentially drawn from a series of articles published in the author's weekly newspaper column, the book is still exploratory in nature. Nevertheless, it is hoped that it will encourage others to carry out further… Leer más

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications, 2004. Hard Cover. New/new. One of Malaysia's leading historians, who was born in Sabah, traces the beginnings of urban life in what was then North Borneo. He not only explains how such communities came into existence, but also their livelihoods and leisure activities. 171 pages with illustrations and a bibliography. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia