| ID | 105288 |
| Title Proper | Development of British commercial and political networks in the straits settlements 1800 to 1868 |
| Other Title Information | the rise of a colonial and regional economic identity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Webster, Anthony |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper examines the growth of the British commercial communities in the Straits Settlements in the first half of the nineteenth century. It describes how they emerged as a coherent commercial and political interest group, separate from the Indian empire, with their own network of allies and commercial partners in Britain. As such, the Straits merchants emerged as a significant political lobby in their own right. It contends that in the process, they revived earlier notions of Southeast Asia as a discrete geographical region, in which political and ethnic diversity was bridged by the flourishing of maritime commercial networks. |
| `In' analytical Note | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 45, No. 4; Jul 2011: p899-929 |
| Journal Source | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 45, No. 4; Jul 2011: p899-929 |
| Key Words | Political Networks ; Regional Economic Identity ; Colonial Economy |