J W Cushman
Biographic Data
| ID | 747523 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J W Cushman |
| GIVEN NAMES | J W |
| FAMILY NAME | Cushman |
| SIGNATURE | CUSHMAN J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Khaw Group
Khaw Sim Bee's premature death in 1913 at the hands of an assasin, allegedly torn by jealousy over Sim Bee's advances towards his wife, marked the end of an era in the family politics of peninsular Siam. Sim Bee was the youngest son of Khaw Soo Cheang (1797–1882), a Hokkien immigrant who rose to the governorship of Ranong and founded the Khaw dynasty in Siam. Through his position as High Commissioner of Monthon Phuket, Sim Bee came to dominate th…
A ‘colonial casualty’
Kathryn Cronin, Colonial Casualties: Chinese in Early Victoria. Melbourne U.P., Melbourne, 1982. 175 pp. Cloth: $17.95. Jean Gittins, The Diggers from China: The Story of the Chinese on the Goldfields, Quartet Books, Melbourne, 1981. 160 pp. Foreword, preface, illustrations, bibliography, index. Paper: $14.95. Andrew Markus, Fear and Hatred: Purifying Australia and California 1850–1901, Hale S Ironmonger, Sydney, 1979. 295 pp. Cloth: n.p.g. Rober…
Briefly noted
William J. Duiker, Vietnam Since the Fall of Saigon. Papers in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series No.56. Ohio University Center for International Studies, Southeast Asia Program, Athens, 1980. 77 pp. Paper: US$9.00. Dean Forbes, Petty Commodity Production and Underdevelopment: The Case of Pedlars and Trishaw Riders in Ujung Pandang, Indonesia. Vol. 16, Part 2. D. Diamond and J.B. McLoughlin, eds, Progress in Planning. Pergamon Press Ltd…
Hong Kong
Siamese State Trade and the Chinese Go-between, 1767–1855
Western accounts from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries abound with descriptions which portray the king of Siam and the Siamese nobility as the foremost merchants in their land. According to these accounts, rulers monopolized the foreign trade to and from their kingdom, much to the detriment of Western mèrchants attempting to gain an economic foothold. Captain Henry Burney, while negotiating a commercial treaty between Great Britai…
The Outsiders
A ‘colonial casualty’
Kathryn Cronin, Colonial Casualties: Chinese in Early Victoria. Melbourne U.P., Melbourne, 1982. 175 pp. Cloth: $17.95. Jean Gittins, The Diggers from China: The Story of the Chinese on the Goldfields, Quartet Books, Melbourne, 1981. 160 pp. Foreword, preface, illustrations, bibliography, index. Paper: $14.95. Andrew Markus, Fear and Hatred: Purifying Australia and California 1850–1901, Hale S Ironmonger, Sydney, 1979. 295 pp. Cloth: n.p.g. Rober…
The Outsiders
Siamese State Trade and the Chinese Go-between, 1767–1855
Western accounts from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries abound with descriptions which portray the king of Siam and the Siamese nobility as the foremost merchants in their land. According to these accounts, rulers monopolized the foreign trade to and from their kingdom, much to the detriment of Western mèrchants attempting to gain an economic foothold. Captain Henry Burney, while negotiating a commercial treaty between Great Britai…
Briefly noted
William J. Duiker, Vietnam Since the Fall of Saigon. Papers in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series No.56. Ohio University Center for International Studies, Southeast Asia Program, Athens, 1980. 77 pp. Paper: US$9.00. Dean Forbes, Petty Commodity Production and Underdevelopment: The Case of Pedlars and Trishaw Riders in Ujung Pandang, Indonesia. Vol. 16, Part 2. D. Diamond and J.B. McLoughlin, eds, Progress in Planning. Pergamon Press Ltd…
Hong Kong
A ‘colonial casualty’
Kathryn Cronin, Colonial Casualties: Chinese in Early Victoria. Melbourne U.P., Melbourne, 1982. 175 pp. Cloth: $17.95. Jean Gittins, The Diggers from China: The Story of the Chinese on the Goldfields, Quartet Books, Melbourne, 1981. 160 pp. Foreword, preface, illustrations, bibliography, index. Paper: $14.95. Andrew Markus, Fear and Hatred: Purifying Australia and California 1850–1901, Hale S Ironmonger, Sydney, 1979. 295 pp. Cloth: n.p.g. Rober…
The Khaw Group
Khaw Sim Bee's premature death in 1913 at the hands of an assasin, allegedly torn by jealousy over Sim Bee's advances towards his wife, marked the end of an era in the family politics of peninsular Siam. Sim Bee was the youngest son of Khaw Soo Cheang (1797–1882), a Hokkien immigrant who rose to the governorship of Ranong and founded the Khaw dynasty in Siam. Through his position as High Commissioner of Monthon Phuket, Sim Bee came to dominate th…
Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (2 works)