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

"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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Superior document:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial series
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Place / Publishing House:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial series.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (277 pages) :; illustrations.
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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.