Singapore as a Commercial City and Labor Port: The Study of Labor and Trade of the British Colonist between the 19th and 20th Centuries
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This article studied the development of Singapore’s history in the 19th and 20th centuries. The objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate Singapore’s development as a British colonial trading port, and 2) to examine trade and development of labor in seaport towns. Using a historical methodology, the data were collected from the records of the indigenous people explored in previous research studies. The key concepts of the article were colonialism and labor liberalization, which reflected the context of Malay Peninsula trading at that time. The results of the study showed that: 1) maritime trade attracted labors and migrants, especially from East Asia and South Asia to Singapore; 2) traditional slave trade was abolished by the British colonial regime and consequently, 3) labor liberalization was encouraged in Singapore. This study brought about an understanding of changing meanings and forms of labor, as well as social development of Singapore as an important colonial seaport in Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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บทความทุกบทความเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารวิชาการมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพาเท่านั้น
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