Colonialism and Male Domestic Service across the Asia Pacific. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Julia Martínez, Claire Lowrie, Frances Steel, Victoria Haskins.
• Authors: Martínez, Julia; Lowrie, Claire; Steel, Frances; Haskins, Victoria
• Contents: Introduction1. Creating the Houseboy: Early Asian influences on European cultures of domestic service2. Indigenous Houseboys and Asian Ideals in Darwin and Suva3. Intercultural Influences on American Domesticity in the Philippines4. Colonial patriarchy and representations of masculinity in photographs of domestic workers5. Steamship Stewards: Encountering Asia on the high seas6. From India to Fiji: Cultures of service in the grand hotel7. Labour and Political Activism by Chinese and Vietnamese Domestic WorkersConclusionBibliography.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Subjects: Asian history; Australasian & Pacific history; Social & cultural history; History -- Asia -- General; History -- Modern -- 20th Century; History -- Social History; Political Science -- Colonialism & Post-Colonialism; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350056732; 1350056731
• Related ISBNs: 9781350056725
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.