| Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10: Race, Violence, and Global Spectacle 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Bright, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230303773 ISBN-13: 9780230303775 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - General - History | Asia - China - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 2013043912 |
| Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.10 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |