The Informal Imperialist : Dr. Clement Williams at the Court of King Mindon, Mandalay, 1861-1879
by
Ron Graham
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
6164510953
ISBN-13
9786164510951
Publisher
River Books
Imprint
River Books
Country of Manufacture
TH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 22nd, 2025
Print length
300 Pages
Weight
442 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.00 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900Social & cultural history
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A fascinating and historically significant glimpse of the life of the Burmese in late 19th century. Diaries, journals, court documents are all harvested to give a thrilling account of a surgeon's life in Burma.
A fascinating and historically significant glimpse of the life of the Burmese in late 19th century. Diaries, journals, court documents are all harvested to give a thrilling account of a surgeon''s life in Burma.
Dr. Clement Williams was a British army surgeon, political agent, and businessman who gained unparalleled access to the court of King Mindon, the great ruler of Mandalay, between 1861 and his premature death in 1873.
William’s official diaries, his legal disputes, his commercial contracts, his travel book, and (most of all) his extraordinarily rare photographs offer a unique portrait of an ancient civilization on the cusp of industrial, technological, and political change. Drawing on primary sources and academic works, The Informal Imperialist has already been recognized as a significant contribution to Burmese studies within and beyond Myanmar. And, by weaving Williams’s story into a clear and compelling narrative, it reveals a vanished world to both scholars and general readers alike.
Dr. Clement Williams was a British army surgeon, political agent, and businessman who gained unparalleled access to the court of King Mindon, the great ruler of Mandalay, between 1861 and his premature death in 1873.
William’s official diaries, his legal disputes, his commercial contracts, his travel book, and (most of all) his extraordinarily rare photographs offer a unique portrait of an ancient civilization on the cusp of industrial, technological, and political change. Drawing on primary sources and academic works, The Informal Imperialist has already been recognized as a significant contribution to Burmese studies within and beyond Myanmar. And, by weaving Williams’s story into a clear and compelling narrative, it reveals a vanished world to both scholars and general readers alike.
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