An officer's first-person account of British colonial disengagement from Sarawak. Morrison explains the daily bureaucracy of colonial life from an inside perspective and details the changes that occurred during his years in Sarawak: the growth and expansion of Communist movements, the emerging modernization of various districts, and the formation of Malaysia.

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A highly readable and beautifully presented monograph, greatly enhanced by the inclusion of forty-five black-and-white photographs.