On the fringes of empire? Rethinking suburbs as colonial spaces in early modern South and Southeast Asia

IF 0.4 3区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY Urban History Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI:10.1017/s0963926824000427
Dries Lyna
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This survey challenges conventional perceptions of colonial suburbs in the early modern Indian Ocean world in general, and those under the rule of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in particular. Recent urban research advocates re-evaluating suburbs as intricate and diverse spaces, yet this shift has had limited impact on historical studies of early modern colonialism. The survey highlights the importance of recognizing suburban regions in eighteenth-century settlements such as Cape Town, Cochin, Colombo or Batavia, where significant population growth resulted from inter-Asian and internal migration. These areas fostered ethnic and cultural diversity, disrupting normative ideas of segregation. By shifting the analytical focus from the core to the periphery and exploring colonial histories from an outside-in perspective, the contribution emphasizes the potential of a more horizontal approach to sub/urbanity for understanding early modern colonial societies, encouraging scholars to delve into the intersection of ‘the imperial’ and ‘the urban’.
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帝国的边缘?反思近代早期南亚和东南亚作为殖民空间的郊区
这项调查挑战了现代早期印度洋世界,特别是荷兰东印度公司(VOC)统治下的殖民郊区的传统观念。近期的城市研究主张将郊区作为错综复杂的多样化空间进行重新评估,但这种转变对早期现代殖民主义历史研究的影响有限。调查强调了在开普敦、科钦、科伦坡或巴达维亚等十八世纪定居点认识郊区的重要性,在这些地方,亚洲人和国内移民带来了大量人口增长。这些地区促进了种族和文化的多样性,打破了规范的隔离观念。通过将分析重点从核心转向外围,并从外向内的视角探索殖民历史,这篇论文强调了以更加横向的方法来研究次城市/城市化对于理解早期现代殖民社会的潜力,鼓励学者们深入研究 "帝国 "与 "城市 "的交汇点。
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Urban History
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期刊介绍: Urban History occupies a central place in historical scholarship, with an outstanding record of interdisciplinary contributions, and a broad-based and distinguished panel of referees and international advisors. Each issue features wideranging research articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities. The journal coverage is worldwide in its scope. In addition, it hosts innovative multi-media websites - including graphics, sound and interactive elements - to accompany selected print articles. The journal also includes book reviews, reviews of recent PhD theses, and surveys of recent articles in academic journals.
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