Kebangkitan Neomerkantilisme British di Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu, 1895-1925
KEBANGKITAN NEOMERKANTILISME BRITISH DI NEGERI-NEGERI MELAYU BERSEKUTU, 1895-1925
ISBN 978-629-486-265-4
MYR35.00
Book Details
Author/Editor: Mohd Shazwan Mokhtar
Pages: 213
Year of Publication: 2024
Description:
Buku ini membawa pembaca untuk meneroka sejarah ekonomi Malaysia pada era kolonial lebih 100 tahun dahulu. Berdasarkan perspektif neomerkantilisme dan bukti-bukti sejarah yang diteroka sama ada di London mahupun Malaysia, penulis membuktikan bahawa kegiatan ekonomi di Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu sebenarnya dikawal oleh kerajaan British melalui pentadbiran kolonial. Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu muncul sebagai antara negeri naungan yang terkaya dalam empayar British sehingga dapat menyumbangkan kapal perang yang diberi nama H.M.S Malaya. Walaupun Perang Dunia Pertama tidak berlaku di Tanah Melayu, episod perang dagang antara British dengan musuhnya terutamanya Jerman berlaku di Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu. Episod ketirisan pengurusan kewangan oleh pentadbir kolonial juga diceritakan dalam buku ini di sebalik kemerosotan ekonomi yang berlaku selepas perang. Dalam kes ini, Laurence Guillemard, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi British membuat kenyataan yang menarik minat penulis untuk membongkar sisi gelap pentadbiran kolonial, iaitu “… the finances of the Federated Malay States now stand is not due as he asserts to “the mistakes of the past….”
This book takes readers on a journey to explore Malaysia’s economic history during the colonial era over 100 years ago. Based on the perspective of neo-mercantilism and historical evidence uncovered in both London and Malaysia, the author proves that economic activities in the Federated Malay States were actually controlled by the British government through colonial administration. The Federated Malay States emerged as one of the richest protectorates in the British Empire, even contributing a warship named H.M.S Malaya. Although the First World War did not take place in Malaya, a trade war between Britain and its enemies, especially Germany, occurred in the Federated Malay States. This book also tells the story of financial mismanagement by colonial administrators amid the economic downturn that followed the war. In this case, Laurence Guillemard, the British High Commissioner, made a statement that caught the author’s interest in uncovering the dark side of colonial administration: “… the finances of the Federated Malay States now stand is not due as he asserts to ‘the mistakes of the past….’”
BISAC Subject Code(s): HIS048000
Category: History
