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The Pearl Frontier Indonesian Labor And Indigenous Encounters In Australia's Northern Trading Neteork by JULIA MARTINEZ AND ADRIAN VICKERS, Julia Martínez and Adrian Vickers, Martínez, Julia, Vickers, Adrian, Julia Martinez, Adrian Vickers, Julia Martínez is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Remarkable for its meticulous archival research and moving life stories, the Pearl Frontier offers a new way of imagining Australian historical connections with Indonesia. This compelling view from below of maritime mobility demonstrates how, in the colonial quest for the valuable pearl-shell, Australians came to rely on the skill and labor of Indonesian islanders, drawing them into their northern pearling trade empire. From the 1860s onwards the pearl-shell industry developed alongside British colonial conquests across Australia's northern coast and prompted the Dutch to consolidate their hold over the Netherlands East Indies. Inspired by tales of pirates and priceless pearls, the pearl frontier witnessed the maritime equivalent of a gold rush; with traders, entrepreneurs, and willing workers coming from across the globe. But like so many other frontier zones it soon became notorious for its reliance on slave-like conditions for Indigenous and Indonesian workers. These allegations prompted the imposition of a strict regime of indentured labor migration that was to last for almost a century before giving way to international criticism in the era of decolonization. The Peal Frontier
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- Author
- JULIA MARTINEZ AND ADRIAN VICKERS, Julia Martínez and Adrian Vickers, Martínez, Julia, Vickers, Adrian, Julia Martinez, Adrian Vickers, Julia Martínez
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I PRESS HONOLULU
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780824840020
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Science, Business
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