Masters and servants :
Lowrie, Claire,
Masters and servants : cultures of empire in the Tropics / Claire Lowrie. - 1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations, map - Studies in imperialism . - Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-205) and index.
Introduction: domestic service and colonial mastery in the tropics -- A 'second Singapore'? The connected histories of Darwin and Singapore, 1860s-1930s -- Historicising 'houseboys': cultures of male servitude in the tropics, 1880s-1910s -- White masters and their Chinese 'houseboys': masculinity, sexuality and racial anxiety in the home, 1880s-1930s -- White women and the decline of Chinese 'houseboys', 1910s-1930s -- Idle mems, weary wives and 'red hot revolutionaries': domestic tension and political antagonism in the home, 1910s-1930s -- Masters and colonisers: the politics of Chinese domestic mastery, 1920s-1930s -- Conclusion: domestic service at the end of the Empire.
'Masters and Servants' explores the politics of colonial mastery and domestic servitude in the neighbouring British colonies of Singapore and Darwin. Through an exploration of master-servant relationships within British, white Australian and Chinese homes, this text illustrates the centrality of the domestic realm to the colonial project. It is a comparative history of domestic service and British colonialism in the tropics, and highlights the important role which 'houseboys' played in colonial households in the tropics and the common preference for Chinese 'houseboys' throughout Southeast Asia.
9781784997496 1784997498 9781526109651 1526109654 9781784997939 1784997935
9781784997496 Ingram Content Group
GBB643373 bnb
018364008 Uk 017779487 Uk
1800-1899
Household employees--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Household employees--History--Singapore--19th century.
Household employees--History--Australia--Darwin (N.T.)--19th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Emigration & Immigration.
British colonies.
Household employees.
Social conditions.
Kolonie
Sklaverei
Herrschaft
Great Britain--Colonies--Asia.
Great Britain--Colonies--Social conditions.
Singapore--History--19th century.
Darwin (N.T.)--History--19th century.
Asia.
Great Britain.
Northern Territory--Darwin.
Singapore.
Singapur
Electronic books.
History.
DS610.47.G7 / L69 2016eb
325/.341095957
Masters and servants : cultures of empire in the Tropics / Claire Lowrie. - 1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations, map - Studies in imperialism . - Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-205) and index.
Introduction: domestic service and colonial mastery in the tropics -- A 'second Singapore'? The connected histories of Darwin and Singapore, 1860s-1930s -- Historicising 'houseboys': cultures of male servitude in the tropics, 1880s-1910s -- White masters and their Chinese 'houseboys': masculinity, sexuality and racial anxiety in the home, 1880s-1930s -- White women and the decline of Chinese 'houseboys', 1910s-1930s -- Idle mems, weary wives and 'red hot revolutionaries': domestic tension and political antagonism in the home, 1910s-1930s -- Masters and colonisers: the politics of Chinese domestic mastery, 1920s-1930s -- Conclusion: domestic service at the end of the Empire.
'Masters and Servants' explores the politics of colonial mastery and domestic servitude in the neighbouring British colonies of Singapore and Darwin. Through an exploration of master-servant relationships within British, white Australian and Chinese homes, this text illustrates the centrality of the domestic realm to the colonial project. It is a comparative history of domestic service and British colonialism in the tropics, and highlights the important role which 'houseboys' played in colonial households in the tropics and the common preference for Chinese 'houseboys' throughout Southeast Asia.
9781784997496 1784997498 9781526109651 1526109654 9781784997939 1784997935
9781784997496 Ingram Content Group
GBB643373 bnb
018364008 Uk 017779487 Uk
1800-1899
Household employees--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Household employees--History--Singapore--19th century.
Household employees--History--Australia--Darwin (N.T.)--19th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Emigration & Immigration.
British colonies.
Household employees.
Social conditions.
Kolonie
Sklaverei
Herrschaft
Great Britain--Colonies--Asia.
Great Britain--Colonies--Social conditions.
Singapore--History--19th century.
Darwin (N.T.)--History--19th century.
Asia.
Great Britain.
Northern Territory--Darwin.
Singapore.
Singapur
Electronic books.
History.
DS610.47.G7 / L69 2016eb
325/.341095957