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Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"At the beginning of the twentieth century, 'white' colonies around the world had restricted Asian migration, associated with immorality, disease, and a threat to 'white' labour. The 'Yellow Peril' was in full swing. And yet, in 1904, the British government imported over 64,000 Chinese indentured labourers to work on gold mines in Southern Africa. This book explores the decision to import Chinese labour so soon after the empire had fought to secure...
12) The devil and Mr. Casement: one man's battle for human rights in South America's heart of darkness
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English