TY - BOOK AU - Barley,Nigel TI - White Rajah SN - 0349116733 (paperback) PY - 2003/// CY - London PB - Abacus N2 - Sir James Brooke's curious career began in 1841, when he was caught up in a war in Brunei. He was an opportunist who, with the Sultan's backing, made war on the Dayaks tribespeople and��as a result��found himself ruling over Sarawak���a kingdom the size of England. How he achieved it is a romantic, sometimes horrifying story. This historical biography recalls the best and the worst of the British Imperial charact UR - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0349116733/chopaconline ER -