A vanishing act - Tonkinese migrant labour in Vanuatu in the early 20th century

被引：5

作者：

Meyerhoff, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Edinburgh, Dept Theoretical & Applied Ling, Edinburgh EH8 9LL, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

JOURNAL OF PACIFIC HISTORY | 2002年 / 37卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1080/00223340220139261

中图分类号：

K [历史、地理];

学科分类号：

06 ;

摘要：

The story of the migrant labourers who came to Vanuatu in the first half of the 20th century is not well known. This paper examines the condition of their indentured labour more closely. The paper draws on French recruiting contracts and details of the working conditions on the French-run plantations found in the rare manuscripts collection of Cornell University library, as well as materials in French including memoirs of a former migrant. it shows that the synchronic invisibility of the Tonkinese labourers is partly a reflection of the historical social isolation of the Tonkinese in Vanuatu.

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页码：45 / 56

页数：12