Bonded Labour Global and Comparative Perspectives (18th-21st Century)

Bonded Labour Global and Comparative Perspectives (18th-21st Century)

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Parallel to the abolition of Atlantic slavery, new forms of indentured labour stilled global capitalisms need for cheap, disposable labour. The famous coolie trade - mainly Asian labourers transferred to French and British islands in the Indian Ocean, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, the Caribbea...

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Other Authors: Damir-Geilsdorf, Sabine (Editor), Lindner, Ulrike (Editor), Müller, Gesine (Editor), Tappe, Oliver (Editor), Zeuske, Michael (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2016
Series:Global Studies
Subjects:
General & world history
History
Labour
Colonialism
Migration
Culture
Globalization
Postcolonialism
Work
Global History
History of Colonialism
Social History
Ethnology
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Summary:Parallel to the abolition of Atlantic slavery, new forms of indentured labour stilled global capitalisms need for cheap, disposable labour. The famous coolie trade - mainly Asian labourers transferred to French and British islands in the Indian Ocean, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, as well as to Portuguese colonies in Africa - was one of the largest migration movements in global history. Indentured contract workers are perhaps the most revealing example of bonded labour in the grey area between the poles of chattel slavery and free wage labour. This interdisciplinary volume addresses historically and regionally specific cases of bonded labour relations from the 18th century to sponsorship systems in the Arab Gulf States today.
ISBN:/dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839437339
9783839437339
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