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1 online resource (330 pages) |
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Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series |
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Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: The€Scottish Experience in€Asia, c.1700 to€the€Present: Settlers and€Sojourners; Demographic Patterns; Impact; The Challenge of€Exceptionalism; Notes; Chapter 2: A Scottish Empire of€Enterprise in€the€East, c.1700-1914; Colonising the€East India Company Before 1800; Human Capital; Beyond India; The Japanese Connection; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Scottish Orientalists, Administrators and€Missions: A€Distinctive Scots Approach to€Asia?; Scottish Orientalism |
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Administrators, Orientalism and€Radical ReactionChristian Missions in€Asia; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Scottish Agency Houses in€South-East Asia, c.1760-c.1813; Introduction; European Commerce in€South-East Asia Prior to€Houses of€Agency; The Need for€Houses of€Agency; Scottish-Controlled Agencies; Major Business Enterprises; The David Scott Agency and€Network; Why Scottish-Controlled Agencies in€Asia Were So€Successful; Notes; Chapter 5: Scots and€the€Imposition of€Improvement in€South India; Land Settlements in€India at€the€Close of€the€Eighteenth Century |
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Utilising Imperial Networks andMetropolitan IdeasThe Ideas Behind theRyotwari Settlement; Improvement fromAbove; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: Death or aPension: Scottish Fortunes attheEnd oftheEast India Company, c.1800-57; A Question ofSources; The Risk ofLife inIndia; The Property Market; The Marriage Market; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Governor J.A. Stewart Mackenzie andtheMaking ofCeylon; Mackenzie's Career; Governor ofCeylon; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8: Scots andtheCoffee Industry inNineteenth Century Ceylon; Notes; Chapter 9: Ceylon: AScottish Colony? |
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The Scottish Presence in€CeylonSuccess and€Influence in€the€Planting Enterprise; Ethnicity and€Skills; Legacy; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 10: Addicting the€Dragon? Jardine, Matheson & Co in€the€China Opium Trade; Context; Contemporary Reputations; The Opium War; The Opium Controversy; Crumbling Reputations; Notes; Chapter 11: The Shanghai Scottish: Volunteers with€Scottish, Imperial and€Local Identities, 1914-41; Notes; Chapter 12: Ethnic Associationalism and€Networking among the€Scots in€Asia: A€Longitudinal Comparison, c.1870 to€the€Present |
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The Development of€Scottish Ethnic Associations in€AsiaSt Andrew's Balls in€Asia; Active Associationalists and€Networks; A Comparative View Across Ethnic Groups; The Continued Importance of€Ethnic Associations and€Networking Among€Twenty-First Century Scottish Expats; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 13: The Right Kind of€Migrants: Scottish Expatriates in€Hong Kong Since 1950 and€the€Promotion of€Human Capital; Introduction; Colonial Hong Kong's Origins; The Origins of€HSBC; Sojourner Perceptions of€the€Scottish Impact on€Hong Kong |
| Notes |
The Reality of€Late Twentieth and€Early Twenty-ƯFirst Century Hong Kong |
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Print version record |
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Scots -- Asia -- History
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International relations
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Scots
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| SUBJECT |
Scotland -- Relations -- Asia
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Asia -- Relations -- Scotland
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Asia
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Scotland
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McCarthy, Angela
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| ISBN |
9783319430744 |
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3319430742 |
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