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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786494514

ISBN-139780786494514

eBay Product ID (ePID)177514118

Product Key Features

Number of Pages260 Pages

Publication NameShanghaiing Sailors : a Maritime History of Forced Labor, 1849-1915

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

SubjectLabor & Industrial Relations, Military / General, General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTransportation, Political Science, History

AuthorMark Strecker

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-013747

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"fascinating examination.... Strecker is to be praised for his unyielding sensitivity toward the plight of the maritime labourer...interesting, well-written"-- The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord ., "fascinating examination.... Strecker is to be praised for his unyielding sensitivity toward the plight of the maritime labourer...interesting, well-written"- The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord .

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal331.7/61387509034

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments v Preface 1 1. A Conspiracy of Events 3 2. A Mariner's Life 26 3. Rebellion on the Open Water 46 4. The Crimps and Their Business 63 5. Liberty Days 87 6. Shanghaied! 104 7. Impressment: Shanghaied by a Navy 122 8. The Oysterman Problem 143 9. The Hunt for Whales and Men 159 10. The Struggle to End Shanghaiing 180 Chapter Notes 197 Bibliography 225 Index 239

SynopsisShanghaiing, the forcing of a man to sail on a merchant ship against his will, plagued the seafaring world between 1849 and 1915. Shanghaiing existed because of a confluence of events involving the opium trade, tea, gold, and the opening of the Suez Canal. A shortage of sailors and the unwillingness of seamen to set foot on certain types of ships were also issues. Seamen suffered from great deprivations, all for a paltry sum usually squandered during shore leave., "Shaghaiing," or forcing a man to join the crew of a merchant ship against his will, plagued seafarers the world over between 1849 and 1915. Perpetrators were known as "crimps," and they had no respect for a man's education, social status, race, religion, or seafaring experience. The merchant ships were involved in the opium, tea and gold trades, and the practice was spurred by the opening of the Suez Canal. A major reason for it was a shortage of sailors and the unwillingness of seamen to sail on certain types of ships. They suffered from great deprivations, all for a paltry sum usually squandered during shore leave. Navies and pirates had their own form of shanghaiing called impressment. This work explores the rich history of shanghaiing and impressment with a focus on victims and also considers the 19th century seafarer and the circumstances that made shanghaiing so lucrative.

LC Classification NumberVK219.S77 2014