Infernal Tambopata. British Involvement in Twentieth Century Slavery in Peru and Bolivia

نویسندگان

چکیده

The Putumayo Atrocities (murder, torture, Slavery of indigenous rubber workers) committed by the British registered Peruvian Amazon Company are well known. official response Government was that there no direct involvement; they were an aberration. There is though much evidence during early years 20th century, other companies in Basin used enganche por deudas bonded labour system. This article, adopting a granular approach, examines activities one company, Tambopata Rubber Syndicate, concentrating on its barracas at San Carlos and Marte, between 1907 1913. Using unpublished sources (diaries, correspondence company records) it reveals involvement slavery. It details ill-treatment workers demonstrates human consequences exploitation.

برای دانلود باید عضویت طلایی داشته باشید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Bookmakers: British Publishing in the Twentieth Century

In this age of modern era, the use of internet must be maximized. Yeah, internet will help us very much not only for important thing but also for daily activities. Many people now, from any level can use internet. The sources of internet connection can also be enjoyed in many places. As one of the benefits is to get the on-line book makers british publishing in the twentieth century book, as th...

متن کامل

Muslim Intellectuals and the Perennial Philosophy in the Twentieth Century

This paper will examine how Muslim intellectuals, as a result of their attachment to the doctrine of Divine Unity (taw¤hīd), the Quran, Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, and the doctrines and methods of Sufism, were largely responsible for the restating of the perennial philosophy in the West in the twentieth century. The article consists of four sections: an introduction to the term 'philosophia...

متن کامل

An Assessment of British Science over the Twentieth Century*

The twentieth century saw dramatic international shifts in scientific leadership. Despite these dramatic shifts Britain’s position has been remarkably stable and strong. I study these changes using data on Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Medicine, and Physics. Raw data show a slight decline in British science, mainly in physics but once one accounts for the tremendous increase in the US, British ...

متن کامل

The return of epidemics: health and society in Peru during the twentieth century

this side of the Atlantic provided a more favourable habitat for the married British medical woman than the specialism of American medicine. This is a stimulating volume, characterized by the testing of explanatory models against varied historical evidence in a carefully controlled investigation. It links past to present in a thought-provoking analysis that should appeal to historians, as well ...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Revista de historia de América

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['0034-8325', '2663-371X']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35424/rha.165.2023.1975