Trade and society in the Straits of Melaka : Dutch Melaka and English Penang, 1780-1830 / Nordin Hussin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nordin Hussin.

Series:

Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 100.

Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; 100.

Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; 100

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonies.

Administration.

Commerce.

History.

Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia)--History--18th century.

Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia).

Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State)--History--18th century.

Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State).

Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia)--History--19th century.

Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State)--History--19th century.

Commerce--Malacca, Strait of, Region--History.

Netherlands--Colonies--Asia--Administration.

Netherlands.

Great Britain--Colonies--Asia--Administration.

Great Britain.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press ; Singapore : NUS Press, 2007.

Summary:

This study compares Melaka and Penang in the context of overall trends--policy, geographical position, nature and direction of trade, and morphology and society--and how these factors were influenced by trade and policies. Conclusions are drawn concerning where and how Melaka and Penang fit in the urban traditions of Southeast Asia and the significance of the fact that the period under study coincided with the shift from the height of the "Age of Commerce' toward the period of heightened imperialist activities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [344]-368) and index.

ISBN:

8791114470

9788791114472

9788791114885

9789971693541

OCLC:

56660048