| | + + | Acad. 71: 651. D. 29, ’06. 400w. |
“The volume is one which should appeal in an extraordinary degree to American readers, for there is scarcely a page which does not present some problem or recount some incident which throws light upon the peculiar character of the Peninsular Malay who is the first cousin of the Filipino.” Alleyne Ireland.
| | + + | Am. Hist. R. 13: 154. O. ’07. 970w. |
“If ever we should reach the conclusion that instead of trying to fit people to institutions, institutions should be fitted to the nature and capacities of the people as they develop under the influence of industrial opportunity, our administrators may derive valuable suggestions as to sensible procedure from such books as this one by Sir Francis Swettenham.” Henry Jones Ford.
| | + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 29: 663. My. ’07. 1170w. |
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| | + + | Ath. 1907, 1: 13. Ja. 5. 330w. |
“May well rank as a masterpiece among the host of similar books written by the servants of the British government.”
| | + + | Dial. 42: 343. Je. 1, ’07. 480w. |
“Will appeal not only to those interested in the geographical and political questions discussed, but also to the comparatively restricted public who delight in Oriental art work unmodified by western influence.”
| | + + | Int. Studio. 30: 277. Ja. ’07. 160w. |