An Empire of Drink
Gender, Labor and the Historical Economies of Alcohol
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4300977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Piya Chatterjee (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-208 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-6443.00201 |
| OpenAlex | W1574668149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article examines the colonial and post-colonial histories of gender, labor and alcohol production and consumption in the tea plantations of North Bengal, India. It argues that the symbolic and metaphoric constructions of primitivism within a - wider imperial narrative provides one backdrop for an exploration of the symbolic and material histories of labor and alcohol politics in the plantation. The essay moves between different historical periods and languages, highlighting the interconnections between the semantic and bodily practices, which continue to index the gendered and racialized labor politics of contemporary tea plantations. It ends with a contemporary ethnographic examination of women's protest around the "liquor business" in the postcolonial plantation
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · BENGAL · Colonialism · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Economy · Empire · Ethnography · Labor history · Labor relations · Literature · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |