AUTHOR＇S PREFACE 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11
1．CRADLE IN THE SUN 13
2．THE LOTUS EATERS 17
3．THE MALAY AND HIS FRIENDS 24
4．THE MALAY AND HIS RULERS 30
5．MALAYANS ALL 34
6．WILL IT WORK？ 42
7．LEARNING TO BE DEMOCRATS 47
8．THE CITY SUCKERS 52
9．LIFE-BLOOD－RUBBER 56
10．LIFE-BLOOD－TIN 60
11．NOT SO SLICK 65
12．THE INHERITANCE 69
13．THE SAGACIOUS ELEPHANT 72
14．THE LURE OF ETERNAL SUMMER 76
15．WHY ALL THE FUSS？ 84
16．THE SUMMING UP 93