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Chinese Business in the Making of a Malay State, 1882–1941, Kedah and Penang

Chinese Business in the Making of a Malay State, 1882–1941, Kedah and Penang C H I N Y E E W H A H | B O O K R E V I E W S 2 9 6 Chinese Business in the Making of a Malay State, 1882–1941, Kedah and Penang . By WU Xiao An. London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. 239 pp. W U ’ S S T U DY O F T H E C H I N E S E BU S I N E S S N E TWO R K S is a longitudinal analysis of the interplay of Chinese businessmen with their Malay, Indian, British, and Siamese counterparts as well as state officers in an ever-changing environment in the Penang and Kedah region in northern Malaya. The study which adopts a structure-and-agency approach, is a complex yet careful analysis of the interactions of various actors at the micro-level located within the context of the state and the regional economy at the macro-level. Working within this framework, Wu discusses how Chinese business activities and networks were transformed as a consequence of accommodating to the dynamics of British-Siamese-Malay political contests and the changing market economy. Wu uses the family as his entry point into an http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Chinese Overseas Brill

Chinese Business in the Making of a Malay State, 1882–1941, Kedah and Penang

Chin, Yee Whah
Journal of Chinese Overseas , Volume 1 (2): 296 – Jan 1, 2005
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© 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1793-0391
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10.1163/179325405788639201
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C H I N Y E E W H A H | B O O K R E V I E W S 2 9 6 Chinese Business in the Making of a Malay State, 1882–1941, Kedah and Penang . By WU Xiao An. London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. 239 pp. W U ’ S S T U DY O F T H E C H I N E S E BU S I N E S S N E TWO R K S is a longitudinal analysis of the interplay of Chinese businessmen with their Malay, Indian, British, and Siamese counterparts as well as state officers in an ever-changing environment in the Penang and Kedah region in northern Malaya. The study which adopts a structure-and-agency approach, is a complex yet careful analysis of the interactions of various actors at the micro-level located within the context of the state and the regional economy at the macro-level. Working within this framework, Wu discusses how Chinese business activities and networks were transformed as a consequence of accommodating to the dynamics of British-Siamese-Malay political contests and the changing market economy. Wu uses the family as his entry point into an

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