JMBRAS Vol. 70, Part 1 (June 1997)

Series: Journal of the Malayan/Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Date: June 1997

Robert W. Duff: a British seigneur in Kelantan, 1892–1932 — E. Levos (pp. 1–19)
Chronological biography of Arthur Charles Norman — A. Ghafar Ahmad (pp. 21–29)
Melaka in Ming dynasty texts — Geoff Wade (pp. 31–69)
A bridge-builder. Dr Thio Chan Bee (1904–1978 — N. Ong (pp. 71–100)
Coral as building material in late Portuguese and early Dutch Malacca — T.T. Khoo (pp. 97–114)
The making of traditional clay roof tiles or genting — Rudin Salinger (pp. 101–110)
Tagge, A. Hatton’s folly: assaulting “This Eden of the eastern wave” (Sir James Brooke describing Borneo, 1838 — C.F. Symington (pp. 111–123)
The RGA history of the plantation industry in the Malay Peninsula. D.J.M. Tate — Drabble J.H (pp. 127–128) [Review]
The Guthrie flagship: United Sua Betong. C.N. Parkinson. .M. Gullick — Drabble J.H (pp. 128–129) [Review]
The Malay handloom weavers: a study of the rise and decline of a traditional manufacture. Maznah Mohamed — Suriani Suratman (pp. 129–131) [Review]
The chief secretary to the government, Malaysia. Ahmad Sarji — Oo Yu Hock (pp. 131–133) [Review]
The admiral’s baby. L. van der Post — H.S. Barlow (pp. 133–134) [Review]

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