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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Aalborg University Open Publishing
2012-08-01
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| author | Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe |
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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 people hook, line and sinker; hence it was trailed by accounts of strong resistance and subsequent British policy of enforcement. The fear of the Hammock, carrying the White man on the hammock over a long distance became part of the colonial situation and its societal structure. The article includes a number of contemporary sources to throw light on this understanding of the hammock as not just a means of travel, but also of suppression.
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| spelling | doaj.art-33459d65f4624be4a19049b9129938672024-04-02T16:15:17ZdanAalborg University Open PublishingAkademisk Kvarter1904-00082012-08-010410.5278/ojs.academicquarter.v0i04.3281The Hammock and the Colonial Journey of ConquestNwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe 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 people hook, line and sinker; hence it was trailed by accounts of strong resistance and subsequent British policy of enforcement. The fear of the Hammock, carrying the White man on the hammock over a long distance became part of the colonial situation and its societal structure. The article includes a number of contemporary sources to throw light on this understanding of the hammock as not just a means of travel, but also of suppression. https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/ak/article/view/3281 |
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| title_short | The Hammock and the Colonial Journey of Conquest |
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