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Parallel to the abolition of Atlantic slavery, new forms of indentured labour stilled global capitalism's need for cheap, disposable labour. The famous 'coolie trade' - mainly Asian labourers transferred to French and British islands in the Indian Ocean, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, as well as to Portuguese colonies in Africa - was one of the largest migration movements in global history. Indentured contract workers are perhaps the most revealing example of bonded labour in the grey area between the poles of chattel slavery and 'free' wage labour. This interdisciplinary volume addresses historically and regionally specific cases of bonded labour relations from the 18th century to sponsorship systems in the Arab Gulf States today. »Dies ist ein wichtiges Buch, nicht nur für Migrationsforscher und Wirtschaftshistoriker, sondern für alle, die sich mit ökonomischen, sozialen und politischen Zusammenhängen im Kontext einer aktuellen Kapitalismusforschung auseinandersetzen. Das Buch wird nachdrücklich empfohlen.« Hermann Mückler, Mitteilungen der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 147 (2017)

E-books --- Peonage --- Forced labor --- Slave labor --- Labor contract --- Labor policy --- Indentured servants --- History --- Forced labor. --- Compulsory labor --- Conscript labor --- Labor, Compulsory --- Labor, Forced --- Employees --- Colonialism. --- Culture. --- Ethnology. --- Global History. --- Globalization. --- History of Colonialism. --- History. --- Migration. --- Postcolonialism. --- Social History. --- Work. --- Labour; Colonialism; Migration; History; Culture; Globalization; Postcolonialism; Work; Global History; History of Colonialism; Social History; Ethnology --- Bonded labor --- Debt, Servitude for --- Debt bondage --- Debt slavery --- Servitude --- Servitude for debt --- Contract labor

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To justify the plundering of today's Democratic Republic of the Congo, U.S. intellectual elites have continuously produced dismissive Congo discourses. Tracing these discourses in great depth and breadth for the first time, Johnny Van Hove shows how U.S. intellectuals (and their influential European counterparts) have been using the Congo in similar fashions for their own goals. Analyzing intellectuals as diverse as W.E.B. Du Bois, Joseph Conrad, and David Van Reybrouck, the book offers a theorization of Central West Africa, a case study of normalized narratives on the "Other", and a stirring wake up call for all contemporary writers on international history and politics.

Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Relations. --- Historiography. --- Congo (Leopoldville) --- République du Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) --- République démocratique du Congo --- Democratic Republic of the Congo --- Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo --- Kongo --- Congo (Kinshasa) --- RDC (République démocratique du Congo) --- DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) --- DRK (Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo) --- Democratic Republic of Congo --- DR Congo --- RD Congo --- Belgian Congo --- Zaire --- Congo DR --- R.D. Congo --- America. --- American History. --- American Studies. --- Congo. --- Cultural History. --- Culture. --- David Van Reybrouck. --- History of Colonialism. --- History. --- Joseph Conrad. --- Malcom X. --- Neocolonialism. --- Postcolonialism. --- Racism. --- HISTORY / United States / General. --- United States; Congo; History; Racism; Culture; Neocolonialism; Malcom X; Joseph Conrad; David Van Reybrouck; Cultural History; Postcolonialism; America; American History; History of Colonialism; American Studies --- International relations. --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Foreign relations --- Global governance --- Interdependence of nations --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics

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Spatial and identity research operates with differentiations and relations. These are particularly useful heuristic tools when examining border regions where social and geopolitical demarcations diverge. Applying this approach, the authors of this volume investigate spatial and identity constructions in cross-border contexts as they appear in everyday, institutional and media practices. The results are discussed with a keen eye for obliquely aligned spaces and identities and relinked to governmental issues of normalization and subjectivation. The studies base upon empirical surveys conducted in Germany, France, Belgium and Luxembourg. »The collaborative publication of the University of Luxembourg is [...] a remarkable scientific project.« Peter Ulrich, PRAGREV, 5/1 (2017) »Die Lektüre ist ausgesprochen anregend und abwechslungsreich. Wer Anregungen sucht, was alltägliche Regionalisierung im Werlenschen Sinne konkret bedeutet, der bekommt hier reichhaltige Antworten. Wer sich für das Konzept der Grenze in seinem Facettenreichtum und in seiner konzeptionellen Tiefe interessiert, auch dem sei das Buch empfohlen.« Tobias Chilla, Raumforschung Raumordnung, 22.06.2016

Boundaries. --- Identity (Psychology) --- Geopolitics. --- World politics --- Personal identity --- Personality --- Self --- Ego (Psychology) --- Individuality --- Borders (Geography) --- Boundary lines --- Frontiers --- Geographical boundaries --- International boundaries --- Lines, Boundary --- Natural boundaries --- Perimeters (Boundaries) --- Political boundaries --- Borderlands --- Territory, National --- Border. --- Cultural Anthropology. --- Culture. --- Europe. --- Interculturalism. --- Society. --- Sociology of Culture. --- Space. --- Identity; Space; Border; Culture; Europe; Society; Cultural Anthropology; Sociology of Culture; Interculturalism --- Grenzgebiet --- Regionale Identität --- Soziale Konstruktion --- Deutschland --- Frankreich --- Belgien --- Luxemburg

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Humour can be used as a »weapon« or as a means of coping with problematic historical events, especially in times of war and crisis. The book presents examples from different cultures (Russia, Europe, USA), from different historical epochs (from the Napoleonic era up to the current time) and from different medias (caricature, journalism, film). By looking at the individual cases it becomes possible to recognize some general structural patterns and to gain a deeper insight into the »functioning« of humour and laughter. »[The study] demonstrates usefully how historical investigations focused on humor emphasize questions not merely about the nature of humor or how it can be identified, but also concerning its functions and applications.« Daniel Derrin, Humor, 31/4 (2018) Besprochen in: Werkstatt Geschichte, 71 (2015), Eckart Schörle

Civilization --- Transcultures. --- Culture --- History. --- Study and teaching. --- Cultural studies --- Cultural history --- Caricature. --- Cultural History. --- Cultural Studies. --- Film. --- Humour. --- Memory Culture. --- Transculture. --- War. --- History; Humour; War; Caricature; Film; Transculture; Cultural History; Memory Culture; Cultural Studies