The Hammock and the Colonial Journey of Conquest

The article considers the colonial meaning of the hammock. The conversion of the hammock from a stationary apparatus of leisure into that of a mobile train powered by human energy became identified with a symbol of British colonialism. But the introduction of the hammock was not accepted by the peo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Aalborg University Open Publishing 2012-08-01
Series:Akademisk Kvarter
Online Access:https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/ak/article/view/3281