Description |
1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations, map |
Series |
Studies in imperialism |
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Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
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Contents |
Introduction: domestic service and colonial mastery in the tropics -- A 'second Singapore'? The connected histories of Darwin and Singapore, 1860s-1930s -- Historicising 'houseboys': cultures of male servitude in the tropics, 1880s-1910s -- White masters and their Chinese 'houseboys': masculinity, sexuality and racial anxiety in the home, 1880s-1930s -- White women and the decline of Chinese 'houseboys', 1910s-1930s -- Idle mems, weary wives and 'red hot revolutionaries': domestic tension and political antagonism in the home, 1910s-1930s -- Masters and colonisers: the politics of Chinese domestic mastery, 1920s-1930s -- Conclusion: domestic service at the end of the Empire |
Summary |
'Masters and Servants' explores the politics of colonial mastery and domestic servitude in the neighbouring British colonies of Singapore and Darwin. Through an exploration of master-servant relationships within British, white Australian and Chinese homes, this text illustrates the centrality of the domestic realm to the colonial project. It is a comparative history of domestic service and British colonialism in the tropics, and highlights the important role which 'houseboys' played in colonial households in the tropics and the common preference for Chinese 'houseboys' throughout Southeast Asia |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-205) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Household employees -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Household employees -- Singapore -- History -- 19th century
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Household employees -- Australia -- Darwin (N.T.) -- History -- 19th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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British colonies
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Household employees
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Social conditions
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Kolonie
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Sklaverei
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Herrschaft
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007183
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Social conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056657
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Singapore -- History -- 19th century
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Darwin (N.T.) -- History -- 19th century
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Asia
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Great Britain
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Northern Territory -- Darwin
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Singapore
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Singapur
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781784997496 |
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1784997498 |
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9781526109651 |
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1526109654 |
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9781784997939 |
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1784997935 |
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