Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910
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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.
Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910
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.
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Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910
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Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910
304
150.0
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501746352 |
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| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Publication date: | 05/15/2019 |
| Series: | Asia East by South |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 304 |
| File size: | 23 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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