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ISBN10: 0198099290, ISBN13: 9780198099291, [publisher: Oxford University Press OUP] Hardcover pp. 356 Index [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]
Hardback. New. Indians in Singapore, 1819 -1945 is the first comprehensive study of the Indian diaspora in colonial Singapore. The book provides a meticulous historical account of the formation of the diaspora in the colonial port-city, and its socio-political, religious and cultural development from the advent of British colonial rule to the end of the Japanese occupation. ISBN 0198099290 9780198099291 [GB]
ISBN10: 0198099290, ISBN13: 9780198099291, [publisher: OUP India] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. [Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]
New Delhi: Oxford University Press, Date: 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. When the British arrived in Singapore in 1819 it was to set up the most eastern outpost of the British East India Company. So the Indian community, though never a majority, has played a significant role as clerks labourers and merchants from the earliest times to providing two Presidents during Singapore's history since independence. Nair, an expert in Indian diaspora studies, in this history notes Indians integral part in the city's growth, but does not forget the Indian role in both world wars when elements were part of the two most serious challenges to British rule there. Very Good Hardback in a Near Fine Dust Jacket First Edition. Signed 325 pages with a bibliography and index. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket looks new apart from a small wrinkle at the top of the spine. There are faint signs of damp on the inside covers and opposite page in each case. There is a dedication signed by the author on a front end paper. Otherwise the binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages. 2014. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198099290 9780198099291 [MY]
ISBN10: 0198099290, ISBN13: 9780198099291, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 1.1 [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 0198099290, ISBN13: 9780198099291, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Like New [Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 0198099290, ISBN13: 9780198099291, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover [DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2014]
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