Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 - Race, Violence, and Global Spectacle

Informationen zum Autor Rachel Bright is Lecturer in Modern History at Keele University, UK. Previously she was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of East Anglia, and has taught at the London School of Economics and Goldsmith's College, London. Bright completed her PhD at King's College London in 2009 and before that, was Programme Manager for scholarships at The Fulbright Commission. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 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 Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: R Bright, R. Bright
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781349338399
• ISBN: 978-1-349-33839-9
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series; Cambridge Imperial and Post-Co; Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series; Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Migration, B, Cultural History, European History, Social History, Social & cultural history, Colonialism & imperialism, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, African History, imperialism, Emigration and immigration, Civilization—History, Palgrave History Collection, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Africa—History, Human Migration, Africa;bibliography;British Empire;migration;Southern Africa