Thesis
British perceptions and interventions: Malaya and the rise of Chinese influence
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103268
Abstract
British experiences throughout their Empire, both as colonizers and as members of a massive global trading network, informed the ways in which they instituted colonial rule in Malaya. British colonial rule in Malaya was guided by their experience with colonial systems, which in turn provided the means to dominate Malaya both politically and economically while their preparation for dealing with native Malay populations resembled the imperial framework they employed in India. On the other hand, the emergence of a powerful Chinese community caused a considerable shift in both the overall population in Malaya and in the power structure of the Malay states. The British responded to the Chinese population in much different ways than they did the Malays. Their conceptions of the Chinese population, formed by interactions with the Chinese in China, led the British to believe that a new colonial framework for controlling this group was necessary. I argue that this new colonial framework focused on the Chinese to a much greater degree than the Malays, despite existing evidence that would suggest a shift in colonial policy was necessary to ensure the peace and security of British Malaya.
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- Title
- British perceptions and interventions
- Creators
- Johnna Noel Lash
- Contributors
- Heather Streets-Salter (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- History, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525144101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis