{"product_id":"j-w-b-money-java-or-how-to-manage-a-colony-1861-first-edition-finely-b","title":"J. W. B. Money, Java; or, How to Manage a Colony, 1861 — First Edition, Finely Bound","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJava; or, How to Manage a Colony.\u003c\/strong\u003e Showing a Practical Solution of the Questions now affecting British India.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.W.B. Money\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: \u003cstrong\u003eHurst \u0026amp; Blackett\u003c\/strong\u003e, 1861. \u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, complete in \u003cstrong\u003etwo volumes\u003c\/strong\u003e. A substantial 19th-century study of colonial administration that reads British India through the example of the Dutch in Java, including discussion of the \u003cem\u003eCulture System\u003c\/em\u003e associated with General \u003cstrong\u003eJohannes van den Bosch\u003c\/strong\u003e (to whom the work is dedicated). An attractive set in recent period-style half calf bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEdition, Printing \u0026amp; Bibliography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, London, 1861 (as dated on title pages)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: \u003cstrong\u003eHurst \u0026amp; Blackett, Publishers (Successors to Henry Colburn)\u003c\/strong\u003e, 13 Great Marlborough Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinter: \u003cstrong\u003eSavill \u0026amp; Edwards\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chandos Street, Covent Garden (imprint present)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo volumes, 8vo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedication: \"To the memory of General \u003cstrong\u003eJohannes van den Bosch\u003c\/strong\u003e … author of the Java Culture System\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpigraph leaf (Greek, attributed to Plutarch) preceding title in each volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Binding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandsome recent \u003cstrong\u003ehalf calf\u003c\/strong\u003e over marbled boards; raised bands; gilt tools; \u003cstrong\u003egreen morocco spine labels\u003c\/strong\u003e lettered \"JAVA — MONEY\" \u0026amp; \"VOL. I \/ VOL. II\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarbled boards and endpapers; edges untrimmed with expected 19th-century toning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSturdy, professional work—presents very well on the shelf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition (Very Good set)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBindings \u003cstrong\u003efresh and tight\u003c\/strong\u003e; light shelf evidence only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText blocks generally clean with \u003cstrong\u003escattered foxing\u003c\/strong\u003e\/toning typical of the period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlder ownership signature to each title page (see photos)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo library marks; pages complete; leaves open unevenly as issued\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents \u0026amp; Collation Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVol. I:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefatory material; policy and administrative chapters on Java as a model for British India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVol. II:\u003c\/strong\u003e Continuation of analysis; statistical appendices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFolding letterpress table of expenditure\u003c\/strong\u003e at end of Volume I (present)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's ads (4 pp.)\u003c\/strong\u003e bound at rear of Volume II (present)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoney's treatise engages directly with the Dutch \u003cem\u003eCultuurstelsel\u003c\/em\u003e (Culture System) instituted in the 1830s—wherein Javanese peasants were compelled to devote part of their land and labor to export crops for the colonial state. By examining its revenues, logistics, and social effects, the author argues for \"practical solutions\" to questions facing British governance in India after the 1857 uprising. The work is therefore cited in studies of comparative colonial policy, political economy, and Southeast Asian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Packing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips insured, boxed and well-padded; each volume wrapped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052452626620,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/1285\/3436\/files\/s-l1600_71b23250-c33e-4ac2-b8a4-b084fea805c9.jpg?v=1783111630","url":"https:\/\/atelierzweig.com\/products\/j-w-b-money-java-or-how-to-manage-a-colony-1861-first-edition-finely-b","provider":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}