Singapore, Chinese Migration and the Making of the British Empire, 1819-67
(Book #17 in the The Worlds of the East India Company Series)
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The transformation of Singapore, founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819, from a trading post to a major centre for international trade was a huge commercial and colonial success for Britain. One key factor in all of this was the recruitment of Chinese migrant labour, which by the 1850s made up over half of the population. The transformation, however, was not limited to Singapore. As this book demonstrates, colonial administrators saw that the "model"...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1783274239
ISBN13:9781783274239
Release Date:May 2019
Publisher:Boydell Press
Length:202 Pages
Weight:1.02 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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