Shifting Tides
The Port City of Mombasa and the First World War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6172828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Steinbach (0000-0001-5025-7347, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-24 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2561-3111 • E-ISSN: 2561-3111 |
| Publisher | McGill University Library and Archives (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.26443/jiows.v5i1.96 |
| OpenAlex | W3196339416 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Port cities across the world were deeply affected by the First World War. They had to adapt quickly to the influx of soldiers and labourers, as well as to resulting population changes that challenged and strained local structures. The pressure of these changes was especially felt in colonial port cities, as new arrivals – from abroad and from the hinterland – had the potential to undermine colonial order and control. In the period of 1914-1918 colonial authorities around the Indian Ocean saw local concerns regarding order and control overridden by global developments and imperial demands.Mombasa, located on the East African coast, provides a potent example of this situation. In the war years, Mombasa turned into a military hub, with thousands of troops passing through it to serve in the East African campaign. These external arrivals were mirrored by the movement of people from the hinterland into the city seeking to fill positions in the local war economy. In this dynamic context, racial borders, social conventions, and economic patterns were continually challenged and transgressed. This article explores these developments and reactions they triggered among Indians, Africans, and Europeans in Mombasa at the time of the global war
Geography · Port (circuit theory · African history and culture studies · Engineering · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
From Constituting Communities to Dividing Districts
Ornamentalism
Colonial Urbanization and Urban Management in Kenya
The Invention of Tradition in Colonial Africa
The demobilized African soldier and the blow to white prestige
Work and Discipline on the East African Coast
The First World War and the origins of the dual policy of development in Kenya 1914–1922
Manly Spectacles and Imperial Soldiers in Wartime Egypt, 1914–19
Demobilization in British and French Africa at the End of the First World War
The Carrier Corps
The Giriama and Colonial Resistance in Kenya, 1800-1920
Carrier Corps Recruitment in the British East Africa Protectorate 1914–1918
Subaltern Lives
"Men on the Spot," Labor, and the Colonial State in British East Africa
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |