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Chinese labour in South Africa, 1902-10 : race, violence, and global spectacle /

"At the beginning of the twentieth century, 'white' colonies around the world had restricted Asian migration, associated with immorality, disease, and a threat to 'white' labour. The 'Yellow Peril' was in full swing. And yet, in 1904, the British government importe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bright, Rachel, 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial series.
Subjects:
Chinese > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Contract labor > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Immigrants > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Violence > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Imperialism > History > 20th century.
Imperialism > Economic aspects > History > 20th century.
South Africa > Race relations > History > 20th century.
South Africa > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
South Africa > Politics and government > 1836-1909.
Great Britain > Colonies > Africa > History > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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