People, Place and Power on the Nineteenth-Century Waterfront

Sailortown

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Labour & Industrial Relations, History, World History
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Author: Graeme J. Milne ISBN: 9783319331591
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: August 24, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Graeme J. Milne
ISBN: 9783319331591
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: August 24, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book explores the tenuous existence of seafarers, divided between their time on the ocean and their residence in sailortown economies geared to exploit them. Particular attention is given both to the contribution of seafarers as a global workforce into the nineteenth century, and to their help in creating vibrant multicultural enclaves in port cities worldwide. In addition, research explores the scandalized opinions of outside observers, challenging ideas about public behavior and relationships. Sailortown myths persisted far into the twentieth century, to the detriment of older waterfront districts and their residents, and readers will find this book is invaluable in casting new light on forgotten communities, whose lives bridged urban, maritime and global histories.

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This book explores the tenuous existence of seafarers, divided between their time on the ocean and their residence in sailortown economies geared to exploit them. Particular attention is given both to the contribution of seafarers as a global workforce into the nineteenth century, and to their help in creating vibrant multicultural enclaves in port cities worldwide. In addition, research explores the scandalized opinions of outside observers, challenging ideas about public behavior and relationships. Sailortown myths persisted far into the twentieth century, to the detriment of older waterfront districts and their residents, and readers will find this book is invaluable in casting new light on forgotten communities, whose lives bridged urban, maritime and global histories.

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