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Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes: A Penal History of Singapore's Plural Society (Writing Past Colonialism)
Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes A Penal History of Singapore's Plural Society - Writing Past Colonialism
Author: Anoma Pieris
During the nineteenth century, Singapore was established as a free port of British trade in Southeast Asia and proved attractive to large numbers of regional migrants. Following the abolishment of slavery in 1833, the Straits government transported convicts from the East India Company's Indian presidencies to the settlements as a source of inexp...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780824833541
ISBN-10: 0824833546
Publication Date: 3/30/2009
Pages: 354
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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