This book explores colonial debates on race, liberalism, colonial expansion and equality in South-East Asia, focusing on the writings of John Crawfurd, one of the British Empire's leading racial theorists and colonial administrators in Asia.
This book explores colonial debates on race, liberalism, colonial expansion and equality in South-East Asia, focusing on the writings of John Crawfurd, one of the British Empire's leading racial theorists and colonial administrators in Asia.
Gareth Knapman is a researcher at the Australian National University.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. The East India Company's Scottish Critic of Empire in Asia 2. Land, History and the Source of Civilisation 3. Searching for the Aboriginal Pre-History of the Savage 4. Race and the Natural History of the Savage 5. Singapore and Competing Visions of Colonialism 6. Protecting and Civilising Savages in Sarawak 7. Resisting Colonialism in Sarawak 8. Civilisation, the Savage and Equality Conclusion Appendix: Identifying John Crawfurd's Writings in The Examiner
Introduction 1. The East India Company's Scottish Critic of Empire in Asia 2. Land, History and the Source of Civilisation 3. Searching for the Aboriginal Pre-History of the Savage 4. Race and the Natural History of the Savage 5. Singapore and Competing Visions of Colonialism 6. Protecting and Civilising Savages in Sarawak 7. Resisting Colonialism in Sarawak 8. Civilisation, the Savage and Equality Conclusion Appendix: Identifying John Crawfurd's Writings in The Examiner
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