Essays on modern Brunei history
By: Tan Pek Leng; Geoffrey C. Gunn; B.A. Husseinmiya; Iik Arifin Mansurnur
Contributors: Tan Pek Leng; Geoffrey C. Gunn; B.A. Husseinmiya; Iik Arifin Mansurnur; Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
Publisher: Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Published: 1992
Place of publication: [Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Brunei -- History.
Other titles: Modern Brunei history
First sentence: Relative to just about any other country in the Southeast Asian region, the academic study of Brunei history is underdeveloped.   Inside Brunei, that situation began to change...
Description: A  pioneering collection of historical essays on Brunei Darussalam with both a student and general audience in mind. Themes include Western Orientalist images (Gunn);  Islamic reform (Iik Arifin Mansurnur); Chinese settlement (Tan Pek Leng) and; a review of early archaeological research (B.A. Husseinmiya).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The image of Brunei in western literature / Geoffrey C. Gunn; title: Islamic reform in Brunei, 1912-1915 / Iik Arifin Mansurnoor; title: A history of Chinese settlement in Brunei / Tan Pek Leng; title: Digging up the past / B.A. Hussainmiya.