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Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 R. Bright

Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 By R. Bright

Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 by R. Bright

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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.

Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 Summary

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

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.

About R. Bright

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.

Table of Contents

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

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NPB9780230303775
9780230303775
0230303773
Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10: Race, Violence, and Global Spectacle by R. Bright
R. Bright
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2013-11-01
276
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