{"product_id":"power-and-prowess-j-h-walker-9780824825003","title":"Power and Prowess: The origins of Brooke kingship in Sarawak","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this significant reinterpretation of Sarawak history, John Walker explores the network of power, economic, and ritual relationships that developed on the northwest coast of Borneo in the mid-nineteenth century, from which a coalition led by James Brooke established the state of Sarawak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere many authors placed Brooke in the context of nineteenth-century British imperialism, this study perceived him in the context of Bornean cultures and political economies. Brooke emerges from the historical record as a \"man of prowess,\" with the author identifying important ritual sources of Brooke's power among Malays, Bidayuh, and Iban--sources that derived from and expressed indigenous cultural traditions about fertility, health, and status.For sale in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand by NUS (Singapore) Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. H. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824825004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824825003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"J. H. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46571408425215,"sku":"9780824825003","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_964040b8-4085-4256-aa2a-d9f10fc7a067.jpg?v=1738808151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-prowess-j-h-walker-9780824825003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}