Singapore, Chinese Migration and the Making of the British Empire, 1819-67

by Stan Neal

Discusses how Britain replicated the "Singapore model" - the use of imported "industrious" Chinese labour - to other parts of its empire, with varying degrees of success.

The transformation of Singapore, founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819, from a trading post to a major centre for international trade was a huge commercial and colonial success for Britain. One key factor in all of this was the recruitment of Chinese migrant labour, which by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783274239
• ISBN13: 9781783274239
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"