Oceania under steam : sea transport and the cultures of colonialism, c.1870-1914 / Frances Steel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steel, Frances, author.

Series:

Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)

Studies in imperialism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipping--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Shipping.

Shipping--Great Britain--Colonies--Oceania--History--19th century.

Imperialism--History--19th century.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Colonies--Oceania--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 246 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Oceania under steam is a lively study of empire and the Pacific in the age of steam. It connects the intimate details of shipboard life with the high politics of imperial ocean space to present a wealth of new insights into the significance of shipping and the sea in the everyday life of colonialism.

Contents:

List of figures

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Maps

Introduction

Part I Afloat

1. Steam's 'magic touch': routes, rivalries and regionalism in the Pacific

2. A ship of the line: cultures of maritime technology

Part II Aboard

3. Crew culture: maritime men in an iron world

4. Labour, race and empire: debating the 'lascar question'

5. Guardians and troublemakers: confining women at sea

Part III Abroad

6. The tropical challenges of the island trades

7. Sitima days in Suva: wharf labourers and the colonial port

8. Indigenous maritime mobilities under colonial rule

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 9, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526119193

OCLC:

1408681378