Penang And Its Networks Of Knowledge
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Penang And Its Networks Of Knowledge
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Author : Peter Zabielskis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Penang And Its Networks Of Knowledge written by Peter Zabielskis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with George Town (Pulau Pinang, Malaysia) categories.
Regional Networks Of Knowledge The Penang College Generale And Beyond
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Author : Anthony Reid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Regional Networks Of Knowledge The Penang College Generale And Beyond written by Anthony Reid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Penang And Its Region
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Author : Neil Khor
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Penang And Its Region written by Neil Khor and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Social Science categories.
From its beginnings in the late eighteenth century, the vibrant colonial port of Penang attracted a diverse range of peoples, enabled pioneering commercial enterprises, and fomented inter-ethnic collaboration and inter-cultural borrowings. The island came to be known as the 'Pearl of the Orient', and for many travellers it was their first port of call in Southeast Asia. In the early nineteenth century, Singapore displaced Penang in international trade, but the island remained a major focus of regional trade. For this reason, the story of Penang's relations with the Malay Peninsula and other parts of Southeast Asia reveal a great deal about conditions within the region.
Penang Chinese Commerce In The 19th Century
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Author : Wong Yee Tuan
language : en
Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Release Date : 2015-10-20
Penang Chinese Commerce In The 19th Century written by Wong Yee Tuan and has been published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with History categories.
The story of Penang would be incomplete without the Big Five Hokkien families (the Khoo, the Cheah, the Yeoh, the Lim, and the Tan). It was the Big Five who played a preponderant role not only in transforming Penang into a regional entrepot and a business and financial base, but also in reconfiguring maritime trading patterns and the business orientation of the region in the nineteenth century. Departing from the colonial vantage point, this book examines a web of transnational, hybrid and fluid networks of the Big Five comprising of family relationship, sworn brotherhood, political alliance and business partnerships, which linked Penang and its surrounding states (western Malay states, southwestern Siam, southern Burma, and the north and eastern coasts of Sumatra) together to form one economically unified geographical region, having inextricable links to China and India. With these intertwining networks, the Big Five succeeded in establishing their dominance in all the major enterprises (trade, shipping, cash crop planting, tin mining, opium revenue farms), which constituted the linchpin of Penang’s and its region’s economy. By disentangling and dissecting this intricate web of networks, this book reveals the rise and decline of the Hokkien mercantile families’ nearly century-long economic ascendancy in Penang and its region. "Wong Yee Tuan’s study of the five clans of Penang represents a major breakthrough in the study of the Malayan Chinese. He documents an extremely important aspect of the nineteenth-century Asian diaspora, exposing the intricate links between families, businesses, secret societies, revenue farms and public life of some of the key groups of Chinese in Penang and northern Malaya. The book weaves together the various strands of overseas Chinese life not only in Malaya, but also in the Netherlands Indies, Siam and China. Most importantly, it shows the process by which the Chinese leaders gained political, economic and social power as well as the way by which these powers were lost." -- Carl A. Trocki, Emeritus Professor, Asian Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Australia "This volume can be situated within a growing historiographical current whereby regional studies of connections, networks and interactions are gradually transcending national histories. Incorporating commercial, ethnic and social elements, the history presented can be concurrently seen as a business case study, a sociological exploration, a political economy treatise and an inquiry into Hokkien networking. Wong Yee Tuan is to be congratulated on this signal study in how local, national and broader regional histories can be integrated." -- Geoffrey Wade, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University "By aligning family, socio-political and business interests, the leading Penang Hokkien clans centralized their 'home port' as a hub of regional commercial networks, thus successfully extending the trading colonies of Chinese diaspora westward to the edge of the Indian Ocean. Wong has fastidiously researched and compellingly proven this, with a clear eye for relevant cross-cultural collaborations with indigenous and international actors. The important legacy of the 'Big Five' clanhouses is now firmly embedded in the George Town World Heritage Site, inciting further inquiry into the cultural formation of collective entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia." -- Khoo Salma Nasution, Heritage Advocate and Local Historian, Penang
The Habitat Penang Hill A Pocket History
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Author : Marcus Langdon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
The Habitat Penang Hill A Pocket History written by Marcus Langdon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Malayan Classicism
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Author : Soon-Tzu Speechley
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-11-30
Malayan Classicism written by Soon-Tzu Speechley and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-30 with Architecture categories.
Through a broad range of case studies spanning from imperial monuments to rural residences, Malayan Classicism puts forward a fundamentally new understanding of classical architecture in the Asian colonial context. Across Malaysia and Singapore, thousands of historic buildings are richly ornamented with motifs drawn from Ancient Greece and Rome - as plump volutes, lush acanthus leaves, and neat rows of dentils decorate mosques, palaces, government buildings and innumerable terraced shophouses. These classical details jostle with ideas drawn from other architectural traditions from across Asia in a style that is unique to the region. Presenting the first comprehensive account of what was, prior to World War II, Malaya's most widespread architectural style, Malayan Classicism explores how the classical architecture of the British Empire was transmitted, translated, and transformed in the hands of local builders and architects. Addressing a critical gap in the scholarship, this book charts the metamorphosis of an imperial language of power into a local vernacular style, and provides a new way of reading classical architecture in a post-colonial context that will be applicable throughout the Global South.
Making Penang A Centre Of Education Challenges And Opportunities In The Knowledge Century
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Author : Noel Ogle (Dato'.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Making Penang A Centre Of Education Challenges And Opportunities In The Knowledge Century written by Noel Ogle (Dato'.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Education categories.
Leading With Knowledge
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Author : Richard C. Huseman
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 1999
Leading With Knowledge written by Richard C. Huseman and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Business & Economics categories.
Based on a landmark study of over 200 of American's largest companies, this book examines how the intellectual assets of a corporation can be leveraged to create a knowledge organization.
Shared Histories Conference 30 July 3 August 2003
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Shared Histories Conference 30 July 3 August 2003 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Catching The Wind
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Author : Francis E. Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Penang Institute
Release Date : 2012
Catching The Wind written by Francis E. Hutchinson and has been published by Penang Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.
However impressive the economic success of Penang has been over the past four decades, structural conditions in the region call for a fundamental reconfiguration of this Malaysian state’s competitive advantage. In the 1970s, the ageing entrepôt transformed itself into a manufacturing hub for the electronics industry and a well-known tourist site. This outward-looking model of economic growth has underpinned Penang’s economic development up until the present. The question that now arises is whether Penang’s present mode of development will continue to be effective, or whether it will have to transform itself. First, Malaysia in general, and Penang in particular are caught in a middle-income trap. Second, while the evolving weight of the global economy is shifting towards Asia, many of its emerging powers are competing with Penang in areas where it formerly excelled. Third, Penang is a state within a federation, and its capital, George Town, is a secondary city. Neither can rival Kuala Lumpur in terms of size or facilities, and thus must offer investors other attributes. Effectively meeting these challenges while retaining Penang’s vibrant and living culture are the key issues that are dealt with in this second volume of the Penang Studies Series.