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

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

'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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van Nederveen Meerkerk, Elise (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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