Women, Work and Colonialism in the Netherlands and Java Comparisons, Contrasts, and Connections, 1830-1940 /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: van Nederveen Meerkerk, Elise (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Θέματα: Economic history.; Imperialism.; Culture-Economic aspects.; Labor-History.; Labor economics.; Education-Economic aspects.; Economic History.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; Gender and Economics.; Labor History.; Labor Economics.; Education Economics.

'This book makes an important contribution to the history of household labour relations in two contrasting societies. It deserves a wide readership.' -Anne Booth, SOAS University of London, UK 'By exploring how colonialism affected women's work in the Dutch Empire this carefully...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction. Women's work in the Netherlands and Java, 1830-1940
• Chapter 2: An exceptional empire? Dutch colonialism in comparative perspective
• Chapter 3: Industrious women in an imperial economy: The Cultivation System and its consequences
• Chapter 4: Industrialisation, de-industrialisation, and women's work: Textile production in the Dutch Empire
• Chapter 5: Contrasting consumption: Household income and living standards in the Netherlands and Java, 1870-1940
• Chapter 6: Norms and social policies: Women's and child labour legislation and education
• Chapter 7: Conclusions: Women's work and divergent development in the Dutch Empire.