The pearl frontier : Indonesian labor and indigenous encounters in Australia's northern trading netw...
The pearl frontier : Indonesian labor and indigenous encounters in Australia's northern trading netw...
The pearl frontier : Indonesian labor and indigenous encounters in Australia's northern trading network / Julia Martínez and Adrian Vickers.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]
Call Numbers
H 2016/1727
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 227 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : The pearl frontier -- Border-crossing on the pearl frontier -- The birth of the pearling zone, 1860-1890 -- Maritime mobility in eastern Indonesia -- Master pearlers on both sides of the frontier -- Labor migration to north Australia, 1901-1941 -- Challenging social segregation -- War...
Publication information
Publisher
Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
[2015]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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 labour of I...
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Full title
The pearl frontier : Indonesian labor and indigenous encounters in Australia's northern trading network / Julia Martínez and Adrian Vickers.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2016/1727 ; Submission for Premier's History Award 2016.
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Date Copyright
©2015
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2016/1727
Record Identifier
74VKVpVl0rQd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpVl0rQd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780824840020 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
338.3/7141209598
MMS ID
991023986014902626
