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“Lord of the Forecastle”: Serangs, Tindals, and Lascar Mutiny, c.1780–1860
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Jaffer, Aaron (2013) “Lord of the Forecastle”: Serangs, Tindals, and Lascar Mutiny, c.1780–1860. International Review of Social History, Volume 58 (Number S21). pp. 153-175. doi:10.1017/S002085901300028X ISSN 0020-8590.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002085901300028X
Abstract
This article focuses on the diverse body of seafarers from the Indian Ocean region known as “lascars”. Very little is known about mutiny amongst those employed aboard European merchantmen during the age of sail. Private voyage journals and other sources offer scattered glimpses of demonstrations, strikes, and assaults on officers. Lascars used such tactics to air grievances, resist unpopular orders, and extract concessions from their superiors. They also took part in more serious forms of mutiny, in which they murdered captains, commandeered ships, and expropriated cargoes. The depositions taken in connection with such incidents provide an unparalleled window on to their working lives. Labour intermediaries known as serangs and tindals feature prominently in these various disturbances. The unique position they occupied enabled them to undermine European officers and even depose captains. Their involvement in shipboard uprisings serves as a reminder of the ways in which mutiny could be staged, manipulated, and controlled.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Review of Social History | ||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
ISSN: | 0020-8590 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 58 | ||||
Number: | Number S21 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 153-175 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1017/S002085901300028X | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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