Work, class, and power in the borderlands of the early American Pacific : the labors of empire /

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This book explores the nature of power and labor in the early American Pacific from the perspective of sailors, merchants, and the people they encounters across the Pacific. By looking at Honolulu, the merchant ship, Canton, the Whampoa anchorage and the northwest coast, this book considers the broa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lampe, Evan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]
Temas:
Labor > Pacific Area > History.
Travail > Pacifique, Région du > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Commerce
Diplomatic relations
Labor
Pacific Area > Commerce > United States.
United States > Commerce > Pacific Area.
Pacific Area > History.
Pacific Area > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Pacific Area.
Pacifique, Région du > Commerce > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Commerce > Pacifique, Région du.
Pacifique, Région du > Histoire.
Pacifique, Région du > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Pacifique, Région du.
Pacific Area
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • WORK, CLASS, AND POWER IN THE BORDERLANDS OF THE EARLY AMERICAN PACIFIC
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction: Looking at the China Trade from Above and from Below
  • 2 Power, Resistance, and Culture on the American Pacific Merchant Ship
  • 3 The Sea Otter Fur Trade on the Northwest Coast of America: Trade, Work, and Power
  • 4 Stephen Reynolds in Honolulu: Community and Class in a Pacific Port
  • 5 The Canton Gated Community: Workers, Elite, and the China Trade
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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