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Routledge Race and British Colonialism Southeast Asia 1770-1870

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This scholarly work examines the complex relationship between racial theory and British colonial administration in Southeast Asia during the nineteenth century, focusing on John Crawfurd's influential yet contradictory ideas. Crawfurd, a prominent colonial administrator, journalist and political theorist, shaped British imperial policy whilst advocating for radical liberal reforms including universal voting rights and equal legal protections across all races in British colonies. Yet his political egalitarianism coexisted with scientific racism and the belief that races constituted distinct biological species. This book explores how Crawfurd navigated these tensions, revealing the deep ambiguities embedded in nineteenth-century British colonial thought and the ways racial ideology permeated even seemingly progressive colonial governance. Part of the Empires in Perspective series, it provides essential context for understanding how race became a central organising principle in British imperial expansion and colonial administration across Southeast Asia from 1770 to 1870.

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Examines John Crawfurd's pivotal role as a British colonial administrator shaping Southeast Asian policy throughout the nineteenth century.

Analyses the contradiction between Crawfurd's advocacy for universal voting and equal legal rights whilst subscribing to racial hierarchy theories.

Explores how nineteenth-century British colonial thought increasingly incorporated racial science and biological determinism into administrative practice.

Part of the Empires in Perspective series, offering scholarly analysis of imperial ideology and colonial governance in Southeast Asia.

Covers the critical period from 1770 to 1870 when race became fundamental to British colonial political and social frameworks.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138211761
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 11 October 2016
Listed Since: 18 April 2016

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