Living Carriers in the East
Chinese Cargadores in Nineteenth-Century Manila
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11719087 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jely A Galang (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-108 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philippine Studies Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2244-1093 • E-ISSN: 2244-1638 |
| Publisher | Ateneo de Manila University Press (PUBLISHER • PH) |
| DOI | 10.1353/phs.2021.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W3136553578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Although the history of the Chinese in the Philippines is generally well known, what has not been probed is the way working-class Chinese lived and conducted their trades amid restrictive colonial policies. Using previously unexplored archival materials, this article examines the lives and circumstances of Chinese cargadores (stevedores and transporters) within the urban and commercial milieus of Manila during the nineteenth century. Chinese cargadores were regarded as highly dependable workers, but were treated, because of their ethnicity and numerical strength, as both marginal and dangerous, needing to be strictly regulated and disciplined by the Spanish colonial state
Ancient history · Archaeology · Class (philosophy · Colonialism · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Computer Science · History · Philippine History and Culture · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |