Steamship Empire
Asian, African and British Sailors in the Merchant Marine c.1880-1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2307992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Hyslop (0000-0002-6879-2281, Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), Johannesburg, South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-67 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909608098676 |
| OpenAlex | W2107128827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 18 |
The introduction of the steamships on a large scale in the late 19th century saw African and Asian sailors becoming a central component of the workforce of the British merchant marine. This development was met with considerable resistance from British seamen who saw these workers as a cheap labour force that would undermine their established position. This article interprets the steam empire as a set of overlapping webs, comprising the shipping companies, British diasporic labour and Indian Ocean seafarers. It traces how a racialized politics was generated within these webs, and the major conflicts to which this gave rise
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |