Brunei

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Try this book for a good place to start when doing research on Brunei. Be certain to read the Introduction to the Bibliography (pages 359-362), and see the bibliography that follows (pages 362-399):

Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (3rd edition)  by Jatswan S. Sidhu
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield [2017].
Paper Copy: Kroch Library Asia Reference (Non-Circulating) DS650.5 .S56 2017
Online Copy:  https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/10172092  

Here is an older (1988) but useful research book containing annotated title listings of major and standard information sources covering a large number of topics:

Brunei by Sylvia C. Engelen Krausse
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, ©1988.
Paper Copy 1: Kroch Library Asia Reference (Non-Circulating) Z3248.B7 K91
Paper Copy 2: Kroch Library Asia Z3248.B7 K91
Online Copy: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/9894699

For more reference sources on Brunei see the following link: Quick Reference Sources for Southeast Asia: Brunei

Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies (a good standard database for finding articles about Asia)
Women's Studies Bibliography: Brunei
Brunei Book Chapter Bibliography (collects chapters/articles about Brunei from books that could be easily missed)
ABIA South and Southeast Asian art and archaeology index
Southeast Asian Archaeology Scholarly Resources (has a bibliography of archaeology sources)
Bibliography of Performing Arts in the East (theatre, dance, puppetry, cinema, plays, masks, martial arts)

Other Resources

Southeast Asia Digital Library: Brunei (Great source for links to information about Brunei)
Southeast Asia visions : a collection of historic travel narratives
South East Asian images & texts project : SEAiT
Islam in Southeast Asia - An Introductory Guide
Asian Economic History, Series 2 (Economic development in Brunei, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, 1950-1980 Public Record Office files from the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, Treasury, Dominions Office, Board of Trade and Cabinet Committees)

Statistics

Statistics Sources for Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei

Bibliographies

Berita. Chicago, Ill. : Southeast Asia Council, 1975- . (+DS501 .B51 - c.i. RR)

Cotter, Conrad Patrick. Bibliography of English Language Sources on Human Ecology : Eastern Malaysia and Brunei. Honolulu : Dept. of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, 1965. (Ref +Z3261 .C84) (2 v.)

Francis, Simon. Brunei Checklist : a Bibliography of English-Language References Relating to Brunei Darussalam. Hull : University of Hull, Centre for South-East Asian Studies, 1993. (Ref +Z3261 .F81) (Bibliography and literature series ; 10.)

Horton, A. V. M. A Critical Guide to Source Material Relating to Brunei : with Special Reference to the British Residential Era, 1906-1959. Bordesley, Worcestershire, U.K. : A.V.M. Horton, 1994. (Ref ++Z3261 .H82 1994)

Krausse, Sylvia C. Engelen and Gerald H. Krausse. Brunei. Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio, 1988. (Ref Z3248 .B7 K91) (World Bibliographical Series, v. 93)

History Sources

General Histories

Brown, Donald E. Brunei : the structure and history of a Bornean Malay . Brunei : Brunei Museum, 1970. (DS646.35 .B87)

Horton, A. V. M. The British residency in Brunei, 1906-1959 . Hull : University of Hull, Centre for South-East Asian Studies, 1984. (Occasional paper (University of Hull. Centre for South-East Asian Studies) ; no. 6.)

____________. A new sketch of the history of Negara Brunei Darussalam. Bordesley, Worcestershire, U.K. : A.V.M. Horton, 1995. (DS 650 .5 .H82 1995)

Jessy, Joginder Singh. Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei, 1400-1965. 2nd rev. ed. Kuala Lumpur : Longman Malaysia, 1974. (DS596 .J58 M2 1974)

Ranjit Singh. Brunei, 1839-1983 : the problems of political survival. Singapore ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991. (DS646.357 .R36 1991)

Saunders, Graham E. A history of Brunei. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002. (DS 650.5 .S28x 2002)

Tarling, Nicholas. Britain, the Brookes, and Brunei. Kuala Lumpur, New York, Oxford University Press, 1971. (+ DS646.35 T18)

Turnbull, C. M. A history of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. Sydney, Australia; Boston : Allen & Unwin , 1989 (DS596 .T94 1989)

Wright, L. R. The origins of British Borneo. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 1970. (DS646.3 .W95 1970)

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

Horton, A. V. M. Negara Brunei Darussalam : a biographical dictionary, 1860-1997. Bordesley, Worcestershire, U.K. : A.V.M. Horton, 1998. (Ref DS 650 .44 .H82 1998) Ranjit Singh and Jatswan S. Sidhu. Historical dictionary of Brunei Darussalam.

Sidhu, Jatswan S. Historical dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017 (Ref DS 650.5 .S56 2017)

Bibliographies

Francis, Simon. Borneo in history : a catalogue of books in the Borneo collection of the University Library describing Borneo before 1960. Brunei Darussalam : University Library, University Brunei Darussalam, 1990. (Siri bibliografi Perpustakaan U.B.D. ;no. 4.) (Ref + Z 3246 .U68x 1990)

Horton, A. V. M. A critical guide to source material relating to Brunei: with special reference to the British residential era, 1906-1959 Bordesley, Worcestershire, U.K. : A.V.M. Horton, c1994. (Ref ++ Z 3261 .H82 1994)

Normah Yahya. Local history collection : an annotated bibliography. Kota Kinabalu : Sabah State Library, 1993. (Ref + Z 3246 .N67x 1993)

Simanjuntak, S. Hasnah. Bibliografi mengenai sejarah, politik dan pemerintahan Negara Brunei Darussalam = Bibliography on history, politics and government of Brunei Darussalam. Gadong : Perpustakaan Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 1987. (+ Z3264.H6 S58 1987a)