Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer? - Couverture souple

Alatas, Syed Hussein

 
9789813251182: Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer?
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9813251182 ISBN 13 : 9789813251182
Editeur : NUS Press, 2020

Synopsis

More than two hundred years after Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British factory on the island of Singapore, he continues to be a towering figure in the nation. Not one but two statues of Raffles stand prominently in Singapore's civic and heritage district, streets and squares are named after him, and important local businesses use his name. But does Raffles deserve this recognition? Should he continue to be celebrated--or like Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, must Raffles fall?

This is not a new question--in fact, it was considered at length as far back as 1971, in Syed Hussein Alatas's slim but devastating volume Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer?. While the book failed to spark a wide debate on Raffles's legacy in 1970s Singapore, nearly 50 years after its original publication this powerful work feels wholly fresh and relevant. This edition features a new introduction by Syed Farid Alatas assessing contemporary Singapore's take on Raffles, and how far we have, or have not, come in thinking through Singapore's colonial legacy.

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À propos des auteurs

Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007) served as head of the Department of Malay Studies at the University of Singapore and as vice chancellor of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.

Syed Farid Alatas is professor of sociology at the National University of Singapore.

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Éditeur
NUS Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9813251182
ISBN 13 
9789813251182
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
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