ISBN: 9789675719028 - hail, penang! (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. In the late 1920s British colonial power in Malaya appeared at its zenith. Run by a small political and commercial elite on behalf of metropolitan interests, Malaya was the most profitable of all Britain's possessions and seemed likely to remain that way. Into this scene came a young journalist, George Bilainkin witty, confident, acerbic and iconoclastic appointed by chance as editor of Penang's lively English-language newspaper The Straits Echo in 1929. Through a series of engaging sketches and reflections he discloses a wonderfully compelling portrait of Penang, its personalities and its environs. Looking beyond the complacent colonial façade Bilainkin grapples directly and indirectly with a wide range of topics that have strikingly modern echoes: the absurdities of social snobbery; the position of women in society; and, above all, the fraught nature of race relations. Copyright © Areca Books.…

Zustand: Fair. : Sumérgete en la fascinante narrativa de '¡Salve, Penang!', una obra que te transporta a un enclave tropical lleno de comedias y tragedias. A través de los ojos de George Bilainkin, explora la vida entre europeos, chinos, malayos e indios en Penang. Esta edición revisada, originalmente publicada en 1932, incluye un índice y ofrece una visión profunda de la vida social, las costumbres y la historia de Penang. EAN: 9789675719028 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Hail, Penang! Autor: George Bilainkin Idioma: eng Páginas: 271 Formato: Tapa dura Año de publicación: 2010. …