People, Place and Power on the Nineteenth-Century Waterfront [electronic resource] : Sailortown / by Graeme J. Milne.
People, Place and Power on the Nineteenth-Century Waterfront
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9783319331591 978-3-319-33159-1
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/2419
Yazar
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2016.
Yayın Bilgisi
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XI, 266 p. 1 illus. in color. online resource.
Özet, vb.
This book explores the tenuous existence of seafarers, divided between their time on the ocean and their residence in sailortown economies geared to exploit them. Particular attention is given both to the contribution of seafarers as a global workforce into the nineteenth century, and to their help in creating vibrant multicultural enclaves in port cities worldwide. In addition, research explores the scandalized opinions of outside observers, challenging ideas about public behavior and relationships. Sailortown myths persisted far into the twentieth century, to the detriment of older waterfront districts and their residents, and readers will find this book is invaluable in casting new light on forgotten communities, whose lives bridged urban, maritime and global histories.
Konu
World history.
Labor.
History.
Civilization __ History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Labor History.
Cultural History.
Labor.
History.
Civilization __ History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Labor History.
Cultural History.
