Oceania under steam : sea transport and the cultures of colonialism, c. 1870-1914 /: sea transport and the cultures of colonialism, c. 1870-1914. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Frances Steel.
• Other Names: Steel, Frances
• Contents: List of figuresAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsMapsIntroductionPart I Afloat1. Steam’s ‘magic touch’: routes, rivalries and regionalism in the Pacific2. A ship of the line: cultures of maritime technologyPart II Aboard3. Crew culture: maritime men in an iron world4. Labour, race and empire: debating the ‘lascar question’5. Guardians and troublemakers: confining women at seaPart III Abroad6. The tropical challenges of the island trades7. Sitima days in Suva: wharf labourers and the colonial port8. Indigenous maritime mobilities under colonial ruleConclusionIndex
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 387.5094109034; Steam-navigation -- Pacific Ocean -- History; Shipping -- Oceania -- History -- 19th century; Shipping -- Oceania -- History -- 20th century; Steamboat lines -- New Zealand -- History; Steamboats -- Pacific Area -- History; Imperialism -- History; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526119193; 1526119196
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