{"product_id":"2026200008777-secondhand-tales-from-the-south-china-seas-images-of-the-british-in-south-east-asia-in-the-twentieth-century","title":"Tales From The South China Seas: Images Of The British In South-East Asia In The Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn\/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTales from the South China Seas is a rich oral history anthology that chronicles the lives of British men and women who lived and worked across South-East Asia during the twilight years of the British Empire in the twentieth century. Edited by Charles Allen in association with Michael Mason, the collection draws on first-hand testimonies gathered for a BBC radio series, presenting vivid personal accounts of traders, colonial administrators, planters, and their families navigating an exotic and rapidly changing world. The narratives capture the atmosphere of a vanished era — monsoon-soaked ports, rubber estates, and the bustling commerce of the South China Seas — with warmth, nostalgia, and remarkable candour. An introduction by Alastair Cunningham-Brown sets the historical stage, grounding the personal reminiscences within the broader sweep of British imperial decline and South-East Asian transformation. Together, the voices assembled here paint an intimate and authoritative portrait of a colonial society that has largely disappeared from living memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956399648987,"sku":"2026200008777-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5ca5c677-99de-4112-be33-4f4a77a8d6cd.png?v=1783500634","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008777-secondhand-tales-from-the-south-china-seas-images-of-the-british-in-south-east-asia-in-the-twentieth-century","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}