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Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers

Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early 20th Century

Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers( )
Author: Ahuja, Ravi
ISBN:978-1-80429-351-5
Publication Date:Oct 2024
Publisher:Verso Books
Imprint:Verso
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $29.95
Book Description:

This microhistory of a shipping accident reveals how racialized labor management fuelled maritime capitalism in the age of imperialist globalization When eighty-seven passengers and crew died in the shipwreck of the Royal Mail Ship "Egypt" in 1922, the accident gave rise to a racist international press campaign against the employment of Indian seafarers who had been the majority of the ship's crew. This was not unusual at a time when a fifth of the...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):9.2 x 6 Inches
Book Weight:0.812 Pounds



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