Plural Society and the Colonial State
English Law and the Making of Crown Colony Government in the Straits Settlements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4940029 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Jin Gary Lee (0009-0009-7407-2115, University of California San Diego, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 229-249 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2052-9015 • E-ISSN: 2052-9023 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/als.2015.14 |
| OpenAlex | W2605185021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
In this article, I explain the establishment of Crown Colony government within the racially diverse colonies of the British Empire through an examination of the reconstitution of the Straits Settlements as a Crown Colony in 1867. My central argument is that the reconstitution of the Straits Settlements as a Crown Colony rested on colonial officials and subjects' shared understandings of the fragmented and unstable character of racially diverse societies. Such understandings were analogous to J.S. Furnivall's concept of "plural society" and were generated by the negative images of "native" populations and the precarity of colonial rule. Despite the reception of the common law and its institutions in the colony, these beliefs ultimately justified colonial officials' repudiation of liberal principles of government and law despite intransigent protests by a minority of officials and subjects. In the Crown Colony of the Straits Settlements, this meant the institutionalization of a constitutional framework and laws that granted the Governor authoritarian powers over the legislature, judiciary, and society to maintain the social order
Archaeology · Argument (complex analysis · Authoritarianism · Colonialism · Democracy · Empire · Government (linguistics · Human settlement · Plural · Political science · Politics · Social order · Sociology · State (computer science · Asian Studies and History · Australian History and Society · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History · Law
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Odious Comparisons
From Reflection to Refraction
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |