Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore by Carl A. Trocki [History / Southeast Asia]

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📖 BOOK SPECIFICATIONS:

• Author: Carl A. Trocki

• Publisher: NUS Press (National University of Singapore)

• Format: Paperback (PB)

• Language: English

• ISBN-13: 9789971693763

• Approx. Product Dimensions: 15.2 cm x 22.7 cm x 1.8 cm

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📝 SYNOPSIS: A magisterial, sweeping analytical masterpiece that stands as a monumental landmark in contemporary maritime history, post-colonial literature, and structural political economy. In Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore, celebrated historian Carl A. Trocki delivers a brilliant, objective, and deeply urgent narrative capturing the high-stakes reality of how indigenous power structures shaped modern nation-states.

Trocki systematically tracks the complex architecture of the nineteenth-century Riau-Lingga Archipelago, shifting the focus away from traditional Eurocentric perspectives to examine the powerful Temenggongs of Johor. Moving past common colonial simplifications that dismissed local sea-lords as mere "pirates," the text deeply investigates how these leaders effectively weaponized maritime networks, opium monopolies, and regional labor to build a modern political base. He charts how dominant British imperial structures intersected with local statecraft, exposing the immense economic and strategic forces that laid the foundational roots of modern Singapore and Johor.

Far from a dry academic timeline or a basic regional survey, this highly acclaimed foundational work functions as an exceptional sociological essay on human diversity, institutional reform, and deep systemic power. It stands as an indispensable deep-dive for non-fiction bibliophiles, Asian history collectors, and current affairs analysts looking to understand the profound structural realities driving Southeast Asian geopolitics.

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