A Civilised Savagery
A Civilised Savagery

Author: Kevin Grant

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1135408645

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In the two decades before World War One, Great Britain witnessed the largest revival of anti-slavery protest since the legendary age of emancipation in the mid-nineteenth century. Rather than campaigning against the trans-Atlantic slave trade, these latter-day abolitionists focused on the so-called 'new slaveries' of European imperialism in Africa, condemning coercive systems of labor taxation and indentured servitude, as well as evidence of atrocities. A Civilized Savagery illuminates the multifaceted nature of British humanitarianism by juxtaposing campaigns against different forms of imperial labor exploitation in three separate areas: the Congo Free State, South Africa, and Portuguese West Africa. In doing so, Kevin Grant points out how this new type of humanitarianism influenced the transition from Empire to international government and the advent of universal human rights in subsequent decades.

Colour, Confusion and Concessions
Colour, Confusion and Concessions

Author: Melanie Yap

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 9622094244

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For more than 300 years Chinese have been part of the fascinating mix of people who make up the inhabitants of the southern tip of Africa. One of the smallest and most identifiable minority groups in arguably the most race-conscious country in the world, they have not up to now been the focus of serious historical attention. This detailed and descriptive chronological account aims to fill a gap in available histories by providing a comprehensive record of the Chinese in South Africa from the earliest times to the mid-1990s.

Race, Law, and "The Chinese Puzzle" in Imperial Britain
Race, Law, and

Author: S. Auerbach

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-04-27

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0230620922

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In the early twentieth century, Chinese immigration became the focal point for racial panic in Britain. Fears about its moral and economic impact - amplified by press sensationalism and lurid fictional portrayals of London's original 'Chinatown' as a den of vice and iniquity - prompted mass arrests, deportations, and mob violence. Even after the neighborhood was demolished and its inhabitants dispersed, the stereotype of the Chinese criminal mastermind and other 'yellow peril' images remained as permanent aspects of British culture. This painstakingly researched study traces the historical evolution of Chinese communities in Britain during this period, revealing their significance in the development of race as a category in British culture, law, and politics.

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society

Author: Royal Statistical Society (Great Britain)

Publisher:

Published: 1905

Total Pages: 934

ISBN-13:

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Published papers whose appeal lies in their subject-matter rather than their technical statistical contents. Medical, social, educational, legal,demographic and governmental issues are of particular concern.