Taming the coolie beast: plantation society and the colonial order in southeast Asia
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This is a study of the plantation system on the East Coast of Sumatra, a Dutch colony, from the early 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The Rhemrev Report, which exposed the scandalous state of affairs on the plantations, is here placed in its historical and social context.
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