Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007) was Head of the Department of Malay Studies at the University of Singapore when he published this 1971 essay in Australia. With a PhD from the University of Amsterdam, and after academic appointments in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, Professor Alatas served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in the late 1980s. He joined the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1985. Syed Farid Alatas is Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.

“[The book] was recently reprinted by NUS Press in 2020. It makes a timely reappearance amidst increasing conversation about race, identity, and historical memory in Singaporean society…. Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer today serves as a standard-bearer for works that expand discourse on Singapore’s history. Its intervention into established colonial narratives is vital to present-day efforts to gain a broader, more critical understanding of Singapore history and society.”

• Preface Introduction 1. The General Framework of Raffles' Political Philosophy 2. The Massacre of Palembang 3. Raffles' Views on the Different Communities in this Area 4. The Banjarmasin Affair 5. Raffles and the Ideology of Imperialism Notes to the Text Bibliography

Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007) was Head of the Department of Malay Studies at the University of Singapore when he published this 1971 essay in Australia. With a PhD from the University of Amsterdam, and after academic appointments in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, Professor Alatas served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in the late 1980s. He joined the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1985. Syed Farid Alatas is Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.

“[The book] was recently reprinted by NUS Press in 2020. It makes a timely reappearance amidst increasing conversation about race, identity, and historical memory in Singaporean society…. Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer today serves as a standard-bearer for works that expand discourse on Singapore’s history. Its intervention into established colonial narratives is vital to present-day efforts to gain a broader, more critical understanding of Singapore history and society.”

• Preface Introduction 1. The General Framework of Raffles' Political Philosophy 2. The Massacre of Palembang 3. Raffles' Views on the Different Communities in this Area 4. The Banjarmasin Affair 5. Raffles and the Ideology of Imperialism Notes to the Text Bibliography

Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007) was Head of the Department of Malay Studies at the University of Singapore when he published this 1971 essay in Australia. With a PhD from the University of Amsterdam, and after academic appointments in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, Professor Alatas served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in the late 1980s. He joined the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1985. Syed Farid Alatas is Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.

“[The book] was recently reprinted by NUS Press in 2020. It makes a timely reappearance amidst increasing conversation about race, identity, and historical memory in Singaporean society…. Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer today serves as a standard-bearer for works that expand discourse on Singapore’s history. Its intervention into established colonial narratives is vital to present-day efforts to gain a broader, more critical understanding of Singapore history and society.”

• Preface Introduction 1. The General Framework of Raffles' Political Philosophy 2. The Massacre of Palembang 3. Raffles' Views on the Different Communities in this Area 4. The Banjarmasin Affair 5. Raffles and the Ideology of Imperialism Notes to the Text Bibliography