The History of Java, v. 1-2

Thomas Stamford, Sir Raffles

History
Book language: English
1196 pages

The History of Java is a two-volume historical study by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, a former lieutenant-governor of the island. It surveys Java's geography, peoples, customs, and antiquities. Listeners interested in Southeast Asia and colonial-era scholarship will find it a rich period account.

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THE HISTORY OF JAVA.
TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT.
PREFACE
ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR.
INTRODUCTION.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE BRÁTA YÚDHA, OR HOLY WAR; OR RATHER THE WAR OF WOE: AN EPIC POEM, IN THE KÁWI OR CLASSIC LANGUAGE OF
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS OF JAVA AND MADURA.
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX, A.
APPENDIX B. JAPAN TRADE.
APPENDIX C. TRANSLATION OF A MODERN VERSION OF THE SÚRIA ÁLEM
APPENDIX, D. PROCLAMATION.
APPENDIX E.—No. I. A COMPARATIVE VOCABULARY OF THE MALAYU, JAVAN, MADURESE, BALI, AND LAMPUNG LANGUAGES.
APPENDIX F. ACCOUNT OF CELEBES.
APPENDIX G. NUMERALS ACCORDING TO THE CHANDRA SANGKALA.
APPENDIX H. TRANSLATION OF THE MÁNEK MÁYA.
APPENDIX I.