Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early 20th Century
Year: 2024 Language: English Author: Ravi Ahuja Genre: Historical Edition: first ISBN: 9781804293539 Format: EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 272 Description: "Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century" by Ravi Ahuja explores the intersection of class, race, and maritime capitalism through the lens of a tragic shipping accident in 1922. The book delves into the shipwreck of the Royal Mail ship Egypt, which resulted in the deaths of 87 passengers and crew, and the subsequent racist press campaign against Indian seafarers who made up a significant portion of the crew. The author examines the business logic behind the labor regime of the time, which was steeped in racist irrationalism, and investigates the potential for solidarity among a divided workforce within the context of British imperialism. The narrative connects various themes such as labor and race relations, work processes, capital deployment, maritime technology, and the shipping business, offering a comprehensive view of the maritime labor system during the early 20th century
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Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early 20th Century
Language: English
Author: Ravi Ahuja
Genre: Historical
Edition: first
ISBN: 9781804293539
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 272
Description: "Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century" by Ravi Ahuja explores the intersection of class, race, and maritime capitalism through the lens of a tragic shipping accident in 1922. The book delves into the shipwreck of the Royal Mail ship Egypt, which resulted in the deaths of 87 passengers and crew, and the subsequent racist press campaign against Indian seafarers who made up a significant portion of the crew.
The author examines the business logic behind the labor regime of the time, which was steeped in racist irrationalism, and investigates the potential for solidarity among a divided workforce within the context of British imperialism. The narrative connects various themes such as labor and race relations, work processes, capital deployment, maritime technology, and the shipping business, offering a comprehensive view of the maritime labor system during the early 20th century
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Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century
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