Violence and Piratical/Surreptitious Activities Associated with the Chinese Communities in the Melaka–Singapore Region (1780–1840)
The chapter hopes to examine the Chinese as an exogenous and endogenous group who had either settled or intermittently infiltrated the Melaka–Singapore region in the Malay Archipelago. The Chinese in the archipelago had often been associated in Western sources with “rather positive” traits such as hardworkingness, astute business acumen, etc., characteristics which could help European colonizers sustain newly founded settlements. The chapter probes the shady world in which disparate subgroups of this ethnicity or creole ethnicity, whether these were related to one another, were engaged in surreptitious activities, or in banditry acts on the seas, which contributed indirectly and sometimes directly to general violence in the region. Overall, whether the Chinese were a more “peaceful” group interested in pecuniary relative to other interests and whether they contributed indirectly to militarization and tensions in the Malay Archipelago are re-examined.
The Chinese diaspora : selected essays
Both Volumes 1 and 2 were first published in 1998 and comprised a selection of papers first presented at the Luodi-shenggen: An International Conference on Chinese Overseas, which was organised by the Ethnic Studies Department, University of California at Berkeley, and held in San Francisco. This 1992 landmark conference brought together, for the first time since the end of the Cold War, scholars from all the six continents. The selected papers cover two broad areas: first, transnational issues and concerns of Chinese overseas and second, regional studies, including those of lesser known regions. Both volumes provide the first truly comprehensive treatment of the Chinese diaspora, and should be key references for interested scholars around the world. READERSHIP: University lecturers/researchers, undergraduate students, academics, government policy makers and those interested in Ethnic Studies, especially those interested in the field of overseas Chinese studies.
A history of Java
9. Religion 10. The history of Java from the earliest traditions till the establishment of Mahometanism 11. History of Java from the establishment of Mahometanism (A.J. 1400) till the arrival of the British forces in A.D. 1811 (A.J. 1738) Line of Mahometan sovereigns of Java Chronological table of events Account of the several principal divisions of Java and Madura Appendix A. Unhealthiness of Batavia B. Account of the Japan trade C. Translation of a modern version of the Suria Alem D. Proclamation of the Governor General and regulation passed by the Hon. The Lieutenant Governor in Council for the more effectual administration of justice in the provincial courts of Java E. A comparative vocabulary F. Account of the Island of Celebes G. Numerals according to the Chandra Sangkala H. Translation of the Manek Maya I. Translation of inscriptions in the ancient Javan or Kawi character K. Account of the Island of Bali L. Proclamation declaring the principles of the intended change of system M. Memorandum respecting weights, measures, etc.