Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes: A Penal History of Singapore's Plural Society by Anoma Pieris

Writing Past Colonialism

Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes: A Penal History of Singapore's Plural Society

Anoma Pieris

416 pages hardcover

2 editions

nonfiction history sociology informative medium-paced
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During the nineteenth century, the colonial Straits Settlements of Singapore, Penang, and Melaka were established as free ports of British trade in Southeast Asia and proved attractive to large numbers of regional migrants. Following the abolishme...

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