{"product_id":"9781804293515","title":"Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA TRAGIC SHIPPING ACCIDENT OPENS A WINDOW ON RACIALIZED LABOUR MANAGEMENT IN AN AGE OF IMPERIALISM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen eighty-seven passengers and crew died in the shipwreck of the Royal Mail ship Egypt in 1922, the accident gave rise to a racist international press campaign against the employment of Indian seafarers, such as those who made up most of the ship’s crew. This was not unusual at a time when a fifth of the British mercantile marine’s workforce was recruited from the subcontinent. Ravi Ahuja explains the business logic behind a labour regime steeped in racist irrationalism and examines the scope for solidarity among a divided workforce in an age of imperialism – an issue that is no less relevant in our own time.","brand":"Ravi Ahuja","offers":[{"title":"Verso Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-29","offer_id":46019558965503,"sku":"9781804293515","price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_44ff2688-f76e-46a3-a040-73cd395f9783.jpg?v=1723177094","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781804293515","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}