(H/B) PEOPLE, PLACE AND POWER ON THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY WATERFRONT

Παρουσίαση

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. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

1. Introduction
2. The seafarer in the age of sail
3. The maritime-urban frontier
4. Crimps and crimping
5. Visions of home
6. The state in sailortown
7. Legacies: Sailortown in the twentieth century
Conclusion
Sources and Bibliography