Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910

Carl A. Trocki

Published by Cornell University Press 1990

Opium and Empire

Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910

Carl A. Trocki

In the series Asia East by South

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501746352

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Carl A. Trocki is the Jacobson Visiting Associate Professor of Southeast Asian History at Georgetown University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Kongsi and the History of the Singapore Chinese Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
2. Conflict and the Kongsis of Southeast Asia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3. Opium and the Singapore Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
4. Economic Struggle and the Singapore Kongsis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
5. The Rise of the Great Opium Syndicate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
6. The Collapse of Singapore's Great Syndicate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
7. The Demise of the Farming System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
8. Opium and the Political Economy of Colonial Singapore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 304
Illustrations
- Other: 6 photos, 2 maps, 6 figures
Keywords: History; Asian Studies

eBook

Published: May 15, 2019
ISBN: 9781501746352