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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Pieris, Anoma
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2009.
Collection:Writing past colonialism series.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Divided landscapes
  • The colonial prison
  • Hidden hands
  • The perils of association
  • The battle for the city
  • The citadel
  • Conclusion.

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