The pearl frontier : Indonesian labor and Indigenous encounters in Australia's northern trading network

The pearl frontier : Indonesian labor and Indigenous encounters in Australia's northern trading network /

Remarkable for its meticulous archival research and moving life stories, the Pearl Frontier offers a new way of imagining Australian historical connections with Indonesia. This compelling view from below of maritime mobility demonstrates how, in the colonial quest for the valuable pearl-shell, Austr...

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Main Authors: Martínez, Julia (Author), Vickers, Adrian, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Pearl industry and trade > Australia, Northern > History.
Pearl industry and trade > Indonesia > History.
Foreign workers, Indonesian > Australia, Northern.
Australia, Northern > History.
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