The Straits Chinese Between Empires Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in Colonial Malaya, c.1890-1920

• Main Author: Jones, Christian (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Geneva Graduate Institute Publications 2022
• Series: eCahiers de l'Institut
• Subjects: Asian history; foreign relations; nationalism; State | Nation; state construction
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This ePaper investigates the Straits Chinese community and their positioning relative to the British Empire and the Chinese Empire around 1900. It studies their responses to and interactions with the transition from a world of empires to a world of nation-states. The Straits Chinese are framed as a...