Intermarriage in colonial Malaya and Singapore: a case study of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Roman Catholic and Methodist Asian communities

Colonial race relations are regularly portrayed in light of the attempts to divide and rule colonialised Asian communities. While this article does not challenge this view, it attempts to uncover a hitherto hidden level of interaction and even intermarriage at the grassroots level in colonial Malaya...

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Autore principale: Rerceretnam, Marc (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge Univ. Press 2012
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Anno: 2012, Volume: 43, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 302-323
Altre parole chiave:B Chiesa
B Comunità religiosa
B Südostasien
B Gruppo etnico
B Storia
B China
B Colonialismo
B Rapporti interetnici
B Südostasien Storia Kolonialzeit Volksgruppe / Ethnische Bevölkerungsgruppe Interethnische Beziehungen Heirat / Matrimonio Christliche Kirche Comunità religiosa Malesi Indiani Cinesi
B Malesi
B Matrimonio
B India
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Riepilogo:Colonial race relations are regularly portrayed in light of the attempts to divide and rule colonialised Asian communities. While this article does not challenge this view, it attempts to uncover a hitherto hidden level of interaction and even intermarriage at the grassroots level in colonial Malaya and Singapore. With the exception of the various Peranakan communities that predated British rule, little to no evidence exists to show that interaction and especially intermarriage existed within early first- and second-generation migrant communities during the British colonial period. The findings show how colonial attempts to encourage a heightened sense of race and its frailties may have fallen short among some sections of the Asian community. (J Southeast Asian Stud/GIGA)
ISSN:0022-4634
Comprende:In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies