Colonial Policy and Practice: A Comparative Study of Burma and Netherlands India - Brossura

Furnivall, J.S.

 
9781108067980: Colonial Policy and Practice: A Comparative Study of Burma and Netherlands India

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This influential 1948 study investigates the effects of colonial rule in Burma through comparison with the Dutch East Indies.

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A noted historian of Burma and the Dutch East Indies, John Sydenham Furnivall (1878–1960) was a founder of the Burma Research Society and a supporter of Burmese self-rule. Published in 1948, this influential study assesses the effects of colonial rule in Burma in comparison with the Dutch East Indies.

Contenuti

Preface; List of articles cited; 1. The background of colonial policy and practice; 2. Burma, 1826–70: laissez-faire; 3. Burma, 1870–1923: efficiency and social justice; 4. Burma, 1870–1923: efficiency and social justice (cont.); 5. Burma, 1923–40: political democracy; 6. Burma, 1923–40: political democracy (cont.); 7. Netherlands India; 8. Colonial policy; 9. Welfare: land and labour; 10. Welfare: health and education; 11. Progress, welfare and autonomy; 12. Reintegration; 13. International collaboration; Appendices; List of references; Index.

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