Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables, Diagrams and Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Notes on Spelling and Names
- Notes on Currencies
- Map
- 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 Penang Chinese
- 7 New Regional Order and the Decline of the Big Five
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Platesection
- Map
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables, Diagrams and Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Notes on Spelling and Names
- Notes on Currencies
- Map
- 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 Penang Chinese
- 7 New Regional Order and the Decline of the Big Five
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Platesection
- Map
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Penang Chinese Commerce in the 19th CenturyThe Rise and Fall of the Big FivePublisher: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak InstitutePrint publication year: 2015