Hidden hands and divided landscapes : a penal history of Singapore's plural society /

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During the nineteenth century, the colonial Straits Settlements of Singapore, Penang, and Melaka were established as free ports of British trade in Southeast Asia and proved attractive to large numbers of regional migrants. Following the abolishment of slavery in 1833, the Straits government transpo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pieris, Anoma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2009.
Colección:Writing past colonialism series.
Temas:
Geschichte 1825-1873.
Prisoners > Singapore > History.
Convict labor > Singapore > History.
Prisons > Singapore > History.
Prisonniers > Singapour > Histoire.
Prisons > Singapour > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Convict labor.
Prisoners.
Prisons.
Minderheit
Zwangsarbeit
Strafgefangener
Gefängnis
colonie pénitentiaire > société pluraliste > Singapour > 19e s. (milieu)
colonie > prison > Grande-Bretagne > Singapour > 19e s. (milieu)
Singapore.
Singapur
Inder.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Divided landscapes
  • The colonial prison
  • Hidden hands
  • The perils of association
  • The battle for the city
  • The citadel
  • Conclusion.

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