Title Opium and Empire : Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910 / Carl A. Trocki

Published Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019] ©1990

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Description 1 online resource : 6 photographs, 2 maps, 6 figures Series Asia East by South Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Kongsi and the History of the Singapore Chinese -- 2. Conflict and the Kongsis of Southeast Asia -- 3. Opium and the Singapore Economy -- 4. Economic Struggle and the Singapore Kongsis -- 5. The Rise of the Great Opium Syndicate -- 6. The Collapse of Singapore's Great Syndicate -- 7. The Demise of the Farming System -- 8. Opium and the Political Economy of Colonial Singapore -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Breaking new ground in the historiography of the overseas Chinese and British colonialism, this book focuses on two areas largely ignored by students of the period--opium and the economic role of the group of institutions known as kongsi, or secret societies Notes In English Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019) Subject Chinese -- Singapore -- History -- 19th century Foreign workers, Chinese -- Singapore -- History -- 19th century Opium trade -- Singapore -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia. Chinese Foreign workers, Chinese Opium trade Drogenhandel Opium Chinezen. Geheime genootschappen. Koloniaal bestuur. Opiumhandel. Singapore Asien Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781501746352 1501746359

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