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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956588003321

Autore

Bright R

Titolo

Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 : Race, Violence, and Global Spectacle / / by R. Bright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013

ISBN

9781349338399

1349338397

9781137316578

1137316578

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, , 2635-1641

Classificazione

HIS001040HIS008000HIS015000HIS037070HIS054000

Disciplina

305.895/1068

Soggetti

Civilization - History

Africa - History

Great Britain - History

Imperialism

Emigration and immigration

Social history

Cultural History

African History

History of Britain and Ireland

Imperialism and Colonialism

Human Migration

Social History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Chinese Migration and "White" Networks, c.1850-1902 -- 2. The Transvaal Labour 'Problem" and the Chinese Solution -- 3. Greater Britain in South Africa : Colonial Nationalisms and Imperial Networks -- 4. A Question of Honour : slavery, sovereignty and the legal framework -- 5. Sex, Violence and the Chinese : The 1905-6 Moral Panic -- 6. Adapting the Stereotype : Race and Administrative Control -- 7. Political Repercussions -- Conclusion: Racializing Empire -- Appendix



A: List of Key Figures.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the decision of the British Empire to import Chinese labour to southern Africa despite the already tense racial situation in the region. It enables a clearer understanding of racial and political developments in southern Africa during the reconstruction period and places localised issues within a wider historiography.