{"product_id":"9781479791675","title":"TWILIGHT OF THE WHITE RAJAHS","description":"\u003cp\u003ePower, passion, politics. The sleepy state of Sarawak is stirred up as never before by the arrival of Gerald McBryan. An unscrupulous adventurer, he soon has the Rajah and Ranee eating out of his hand. The \u003cem\u003eeminence grise \u003c\/em\u003eof Rajah Vyner, he forces through decisions that have shaped what Sarawak is today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwilight of the White Rajahs\u003c\/em\u003e is set in the Sarawak of the interwar and immediate postwar period. Vyner, like Henry VII of England, has inherited a tightly run ship of state. But his own playboy nature, the antics of his wife and – most important – his failure to produce a male heir, threaten the dynasty into which he was born. Outside forces also increase the pressure on his regime. War clouds in the Pacific and the South China Sea. The desire for self-determination. The bullying of the British Colonial Office. The turbulent wave of anti-cession created by the Rajah Muda, Peter Brooke.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA war of hot tempers, cunning and deviousness ensued; a war that everyone was determined to win at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwilight of the White Rajahs\u003c\/em\u003e recounts in fascinating detail the lives of the chief actors during this period. \u003cem\u003eTwilight of the White Rajahs\u003c\/em\u003e continues the saga of \u003cem\u003eGolden Dreams of Borneo\u003c\/em\u003e as the tough pioneering spirit of the 19th century gives way to the more sophisticated politics of the 20th.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris AU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141823086832,"sku":"9781479791675","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479791675_p0.jpg?v=1763618188","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479791675","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}