1. Introduction
2. Settings
3. Networking Regional Interactions 1882-1889
4. Family and State 1889-1895
5. Old Framework and New Development 1895-1905
6. Transition 1905-1909
7. Confrontation and Accommodation 1909-1918
8. Another Round of Adjustment 1918-1928
9. A New Profile of Community and Business 1928-1941
10. Conclusion
Wu Xiao An received his PhD from the University
of Amsterdam. He held a lectureship at Xiamen University (1991-93)
and was awarded fellowships at the University of Amsterdam
(1993-99), The National University of Singapore (2000-1) and Kyoto
University (2002).
His research interests include the modern history of Southeast Asia
and the Chinese overseas.
'The richness of both the thematic approaches as well as the
breadth of the source materials used will surely make this book
compelling reading. Readers interested in colonial history, state
formation, social change, family business networks, and legal
institutional development will all find challenging views and
interesting description. Moreover, Wu Xiao An has shown us
convincingly that these diverse issues not only can be analysed in
an integrated fashion, but that they should be.' - Journal of the
Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'The book is a major
contribution to studies of nineteenth and twentieth century
Malaysian history, studies of the overseas Chinese and studies of
colonialism and it should be seen as an important complement to
other works which show the role played by Penang in its
neighbouring territories.' - Journal of Southeast Asian
Studies'Dazzling with empirical richness, judicious in its
understanding of state formation's complexities, the work shows up
the confluences of power and economic relations across Kedah,
Penang and Thailand... Putting Chinese business in such a
cross-regional context is both new and innovative... Chinese
Business in the Making of a Malay State is an important scholarly
achievement not the least because it is provocative of thoughts and
analytical visions.' - YAO Souchou, SOJOURN, Vol. 22 No. 2,
2007"[T]his study demonstrates the crucial role played by Chinese
immigrants in the transformation and modernisation of Southeast
Asia, and presents another type of Chinese immigrant economy. In
contrast to the works based on North American experiences that
depict Chinese immigrants as an underclass and a marginalised
category under the dominant structure of host countries, this study
suggests that Chinese immigrants actively participated and played a
major role in shaping the expanding economy and emerging new
society in Malaya...All in all, this book is a major contribution
to the study of Chinese in Southeast Asia. It has greatly enhanced
our knowledge and understanding of the formation of Chinese
business networks in Southeast Asia in general and Malaya in
particular. Students in the study of Southeast Asia and Chinese
Diaspora will find this book a valuable reference." - Wang Cangbai,
Social Transformations in Chinese Societies, Vol 3, 2007
'The richness of both the thematic approaches as well as the
breadth of the source materials used will surely make this book
compelling reading. Readers interested in colonial history, state
formation, social change, family business networks, and legal
institutional development will all find challenging views and
interesting description. Moreover, Wu Xiao An has shown us
convincingly that these diverse issues not only can be analysed in
an integrated fashion, but that they should be.' - Journal of the
Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'The book is a major
contribution to studies of nineteenth and twentieth century
Malaysian history, studies of the overseas Chinese and studies of
colonialism and it should be seen as an important complement to
other works which show the role played by Penang in its
neighbouring territories.' - Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
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