Migration, Masculinity and Mastering the “Queue”: A Case of Chinese Scalping
(2017)
Journal Article
Bright. (2017). Migration, Masculinity and Mastering the “Queue”: A Case of Chinese Scalping. Journal of World History, 28(3 & 4), 551-586. https://doi.org/10.1353/jwh.2017.0042
In 1906, a South African newspaper published a picture of a Chinese man's scalp. An investigation revealed that traditional braids were regularly taken from executed Chinese prisoners and sold to high-ranking colonial officials as curiosities for the... Read More about Migration, Masculinity and Mastering the “Queue”: A Case of Chinese Scalping.