1 Across the Kala Pani: The Global and Local Contexts of Penal Transportation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Across the Kala Pani: The Global and Local Contexts of Penal Transportation 11
7. 2 “Bundwars, Malays, Sebundy Sepoys, and Neas Men”: The Bengkulu World of the Khan Brothers, 1797–1825 51
8. 3 “Kumpanee ke Noukur”: Rajas and Robbers in Penang, 1790–1870s 95
9. 4 “Near China beyond the Seas Far Far Distant from Juggernath”: Convict Workers and the Making of Colonial Singapore, 1825–1870s 143
10. 5 Epilogue—Life after Life: The Afterlives of Bandwars in the Straits Settlements 188
11. Notes 211
12. Bibliography 255
13. Index 267