Inbetween worlds Teochew Chinese leadership in colonial Singapore

• Main Author: Lim, Ivy Maria Mui Ling.
• Other Authors: Wang, Zhenping
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia::Singapore
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14054
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The main theme of this thesis is that Chinese leadership in colonial Singapore is a delicate balance between the British colonial authorities and the interests of the dialect group. The focus, in this case, is on the Teochew community and the leadership provided by the Seah family for close to a cen...