The Asiatic Danger in the Colonies (1907) / by L.E. Neame.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neame, L.E., author.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contract labor.

Great Britain--Colonies--Economic conditions.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, [2018].

Summary:

First published in 1907, this volume emerged in response to the migration of Indo-Chinese labourers within the British Empire. British mass-transportation of indentured Indians to South Africa fifty years prior, andindentured Chinese workersin the early 1900s,had led to substantial demographic changes in the Natal province, resentment amongst the White British population and raised the criticalissue of 'Chinese Slavery' in the 1906 election. The author attempted to explain Colonial reluctance to lower barriers to Indo-Chinese immigration through demonstrating how the skill and affordability of Indo-Chinese workers could undercut the White population. Primary concern was given to the White colonies of Australasia, South Africa and Canada rather than the West Indies, Malaya or Borneo. The author’s three principles of avoiding permanent Asiatic residency, insisting upon repatriation and fair treatment of Asiatics who had already entered the population were forwarded with the hope of retaining Britain’s Colonial Empire and providing a more sustainable migration policy.

Contents:

1. An Empire Problem 2. The Value of the Asiatic 3. Terms of Contact 4. Asiatic Competition 5. British Indians in the Transvaal 6. The Case of Australasia 7. Some of the Dangers 8. What is the Remedy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-87010-8

0-429-46259-X

0-429-87009-4

9780429462597

OCLC:

1079363120