Revisiting Colonialism and Colonial Labour: The South Asian Working Class in British Malaya

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Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja Shivalinggam Raymond

Revisiting Colonialism and Colonial Labour

The South Asian Working Class in British Malaya

Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja, Shivalinggam Raymond

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English

Routledge
31 July 2023

Asian history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Colonialism & imperialism; Social classes; Economic history

Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

This book argues that the prevailing view of colonialism – that it was a negative and destructive phenomenon – needs to be rethought. It focuses on the experiences of the South Indian working class, large numbers of which came to Malaya in the early years of the twentieth century, emigrating from socially, economically, and environmentally inhospitable south India. It examines the opportunities which colonialism presented for these people, highlighting also the British approach to colonialism in Malaya, an approach which emphasised conservativism and tradition, and which protected the interests of the Malay aristocrat classes and, by extension, the Malay masses in order to compensate for European economic dominance and the influx of a non-Malay labour force. Overall, the book demonstrates that the South Indians, a class whose identity, social existence, and prospects were inextricably linked to imperial processes, benefitted from colonialism, and should be viewed as an active transnational entity within a constructive system, rather than as passive victims of repressive, destructive forces.

Edited by: Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja, Shivalinggam Raymond
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781032283098
ISBN 10: 1032283092
Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 31 July 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja is a Professor of History in the Department of History at the University of Malaya, Malaysia Shivalinggam Raymond is a research assistant in the Department of History at the University of Malaya, Malaysia