The Colonial Port as Contact Zone: Chinese Merchants and the Development of Godowns along Singapore River, 1827–1905
This paper examines the development of the settlement of Singapore along Singapore River in the 19th century, from a colonial trading outpost to a global entrepôt, by tracing the evolution of the godown. Found only in Asian ports, the godown is more than a utilitarian structure in which commodities...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Architectural Histories |
| Online Access: | https://journal.eahn.org/articles/417 |