Bonded Labour: Global and Comparative Perspectives (18th–21st Century)
Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf · Ulrike Lindner · Gesine Müller · Oliver Tappe · Michael Zeuske
Nov 2016 · transcript Verlag
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Parallel to the abolition of Atlantic slavery, new forms of indentured labour stilled global capitalism's need for cheap, disposable labour. The famous 'coolie trade' – mainly Asian labourers transferred to French and British islands in the Indian Ocean, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, as well as to Portuguese colonies in Africa – was one of the largest migration movements in global history. Indentured contract workers are perhaps the most revealing example of bonded labour in the grey area between the poles of chattel slavery and 'free' wage labour.
This interdisciplinary volume addresses historically and regionally specific cases of bonded labour relations from the 18th century to sponsorship systems in the Arab Gulf States today.
About the author
Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf has held the chair of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies at the University of Cologne since 2012. Her main research interests include transformations of religious concepts in Muslim societies, Islamism, migration to the Arab Gulf states, Islam in Germany, and popular culture in Middle Eastern societies.
Gesine Müller (Prof. Dr.) ist Professorin für Romanistik an der Universität zu Köln. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Karibikforschung, lateinamerikanische Gegenwartsliteraturen sowie Transferforschung.
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