Eastern Customs: The Customs Service in British Malaya and the Hunt for Opium

by Derek Mackay

Generations of young Britons made their careers in Malaya. Some scaled the heights of the administrative service and are well recorded in the formal histories. Others served in less high profile but equally challenging departments, carrying out the work of government in difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances. Eastern Customs traces the fascinating story of the Customs Service in British Malaya and those who made up its ranks. The service...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850438447
• ISBN13: 9781850438441
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 8.8"