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9789971694234

Penang and Its Region

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  • ISBN13:

    9789971694234

  • ISBN10:

    9971694239

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-30
  • Publisher: Singapore Univ Pr

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Summary

From its beginnings in the late eighteenth century, the vibrant colonial port of Penang attracted a diverse range of peoples, enabled pioneering commercial enterprises, and fomented inter-ethnic collaboration and inter-cultural borrowings. The island came to be known as the 'Pearl of the Orient', and for many travellers it was their first port of call in Southeast Asia. In the early nineteenth century, Singapore displaced Penang in international trade, but the island remained a major focus of regional trade. For this reason, the story of Penang's relations with the Malay Peninsula and other parts of Southeast Asia reveal a great deal about conditions within the region.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. ix
Contributorsp. xi
Forewordp. xv
Introduction Penang: Region and Networksp. 1
Conjunctures, Confluences, Contestations: A Perspective on Penang Historyp. 7
Penang's Changing Role in the Straits Settlements, 1826-1946
Tanjong, Hilir Perak, Larut and Kinta: The Penang-Perak Nexus in Historyp. 54
Penang's Trade and Shipping in the Imperial Agep. 83
From Regional Entrepôt to Malayan Port: Penangw's Trade and Trading Communities, 1890-1940p. 103
Penang to Songkhla, Penang to Patani: Two Roads, Past and Presentp. 131
Perceptions of Penang: Views from across the Straitsp. 150
Migration and Enterprise: The Eu Yan Sang Firm and the Eu Kong-pui Family in Foshan, Penang and Hong Kongp. 180
A Prominent Chinese Towkay from the Periphery: The Choong Familyp. 190
Koh Seang Tat and the Asian Opium Farming Businessp. 213
Secret Societies and Politics in Colonial Malaya with Special Reference to the Ang Bin Hoey in Penang (1945-1952)p. 224
Riding the Storms: Radicalization of the Labour Party of Malaya, Penang Division, 1963-1969p. 244
Indexp. 270
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