Penang Chinese Commerce in the 19th Century : The Rise and Fall of the Big Five /

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The story of Penang would be incomplete without the Big Five Hokkien families (the Khoo, the Cheah, the Yeoh, the Lim, and the Tan). It was the Big Five who played a preponderant role not only in transforming Penang into a regional entrepot and a business and financial base, but also in reconfigurin...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Wong, Yee Tuan (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Singapore : ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2015.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Business & Economics.
Management.
Management Styles & Communication.
Family-owned business enterprises.
Commerce.
Business networks.
Reseaux d'affaires > Malaisie > Pulau Pinang (État) > Histoire.
Entreprises familiales > Malaisie > Pulau Pinang (État) > Histoire.
Business networks > Malaysia > Pulau Pinang (State) > History.
Family-owned business enterprises > Malaysia > Pulau Pinang (State) > History.
Malaysia > Pulau Pinang (State)
Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) > Commerce > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:The story of Penang would be incomplete without the Big Five Hokkien families (the Khoo, the Cheah, the Yeoh, the Lim, and the Tan). It was the Big Five who played a preponderant role not only in transforming Penang into a regional entrepot and a business and financial base, but also in reconfiguring maritime trading patterns and the business orientation of the region in the nineteenth century. Departing from the colonial vantage point, this book examines a web of transnational, hybrid and fluid networks of the Big Five comprising of family relationship, sworn brotherhood, political alliance a.
Description matérielle:1 online resource.
ISBN:9789814515030

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