Untangling Centuries of South African Chinese Diasporas
Molluscs/Abalone, Ungulates/Rhinos and Equidae/Donkeys
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11422147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen L Harris (0000-0002-9246-5950, University of Pretoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 263-281 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-2473 • E-ISSN: 1726-1686 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02582473.2019.1662834 |
| OpenAlex | W2980259070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article seeks to consider perceptions of the Chinese in the context of the illegal trade in molluscs (abalone), ungulates (rhino horn) and, more recently, equidae (donkey hides), which has scourged the coasts and hinterlands of South Africa for the Asian market for over half a century. Abalone is heralded as a delicacy for celebratory occasions, rhino horn is in high demand as a medicinal cure for a range of ailments and the more recent donkey hides are connected to the treatment of menopause and related conditions. Since its inception in the latter half of the twentieth century, this illegal trafficking by syndicates has been indelibly ascribed to the Chinese with hugely negative consequences and stereotyping becoming embedded in popular consciousness. This article attempts to untangle the perpetrators from the entangled Chinese diasporas by identifying three distinct historical waves of Chinese arrivals in South Africa and deliberates on how ignorance of this past has perpetuated a stereotyping which culminated in the current Chinese hate speech case in the Equality court
Archaeology · BENGAL · Context (archaeology · Donkey · Geography · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
Colour, confusion and concessions
Drawing the Global Colour Line
Anti-Sinicism
Accepting the Group, but Not the Area’
Chinese Coolie Emigration to Countries within the British Empire
Chinese Merchants on the Rand, c.1850–1910
The Transvaal Labour Crisis, 1901—6
Solving south Africa's Chinese puzzle
Perceptions of Chinese in Southern Africa
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |