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The lascars' kettle: Lascar sailors on voyages to Australia and New Zealand in the late eighteenth century

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Between 1793 and 1796, three inter‐related sailing voyages took place around the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. On board each of these voyages were lascar sailors drawn from the Indian Ocean. This article looks at the experience of these sailors and considers how the racial hierarchies present on each of the voyages were sustained or challenged during times of crisis. In particular, it considers how co‐operation might be a productive frame through which to examine on‐board relationships between lascars and European crew and officers.

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  • Jennifer Ashton, 2026. "The lascars' kettle: Lascar sailors on voyages to Australia and New Zealand in the late eighteenth century," Asia-Pacific Economic History Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 66(1), pages 81-98, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:apechr:v:66:y:2026:i:1:p:81-98
    DOI: 10.1111/aehr.70021
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    1. Balachandran, G., 2012. "Globalizing Labour?: Indian Seafarers and World Shipping, c. 1870-1945," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198078845.
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