Penang Chinese Commerce in the 19th Century : : The Rise and Fall of the Big Five / / Wong Yee Tuan.
The story of Penang would be incomplete without the Big Five Hokkien families (the Khoo, the Cheah, the Yeoh, the Lim, and the Tan). It was the Big Five who played a preponderant role not only in transforming Penang into a regional entrepot and a business and financial base, but also in reconfigurin...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables, diagrams and MAPS
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Notes on spelling and names
- Notes on currencies
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Penang and the Big Five in Regional Context
- 3. Kith and Kin: The Big Five Familial Web
- 4. Opium Farm Rivalry
- 5. The Contest for 'White Gold'
- 6. Western Mercantile Elite and Their Challenge to the 102 Penang Chinese
- 7. New Regional Order and the Decline of the Big Five
- 8. Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the author