Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE ix
4. ABOUT THE EDITORS xii
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. I The Ideological Basis of Colonial Rule
7. 2 DUTCH AND ENGLISH ADMINISTRATION IN THE EAST 43
8. 3 THE INFLUENCE OF EUROPEANS ABROAD UPON NATIVE RACES 58
9. 4 THE DOCTRINE OF THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST AS APPLIED TO MAN 71
10. 5 THE DISADVANTAGES OF EDUCATION FOR THE LOWER CLASSES 79
11. 6 EAST AND WEST 93
12. 7 UTILITARIANISM 103
13. 8 The Influence of Climate on Character 116
14. II Governing the Colony: Race, Crime, Opium, and Law
15. 9 ON THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACTS 127
16. 10 THE OPIUM PROBLEM IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 148
17. 11 THE RELATION OF THE OPIUM TRAFFIC TO LOCAL REVENUE 153
18. 12 THE PREVENTION AND REPRESSION OF CRIME 159
19. 13 THE APPLICATION OF ENGLISH LAW TO ASIATIC RACES With Special Reference to the Chinese 188
20. 14 THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND ORDER IN THE COLONY IN ITS EARLY YEARS 198
21. 15 THE REFORMATION OF BRITISH MALAYA 212
22. III The Colonial Order and the Chinese
23. 16 CHINESE LOCAL TRADE 233
24. 17 LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS 247
25. 18 OPIUM VERSUS ALCOHOL 262
26. 19 THE CHINESE IN BRITISH MALAYA 278
27. 20 THE CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN MALAYA 292
28. 21 SOCIALISM AMONGST THE CHINESE 305
29. IV Studying “the Malays” and their Religion
30. 22 “LATAH” 319
31. 23 CHRISTIANITY AND MOHAMMEDANISM 338
32. 24 OUR DUTY TO THE MALAYS 356
33. 25 The Future of the Malay Race 363
34. 26 THE INFLUENCE OF MODERN CIVILIZATION ON THE MALAY 375
35. 27 MOSLEM INFLUENCE ON THE MALAY RACE 385
36. 28 MOHAMMEDANISM, AS REVEALED IN ITS LITERATURE 413
37. Conclusion 437
38. Index 446