Slaves, freedmen, and indentured laborers in colonial Mauritius
By: Richard B. Allen.
Series: African studies series ;; 99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Sugar workers -- Mauritius -- History.; Sugar trade -- Mauritius -- History.; Plantation life -- Mauritius -- History.
Description: "In this wide-ranging social and economic history of Mauritius, from its permanent settlement in 1721 to the beginnings of modern political life in the mid-1930s, Richard Allen discusses the important role of domestic capital in shaping the island's development as a sugar colony. He describes the changing relationship between the sugar industry and different elements in Mauritian society - slaves, free persons of color and East Indian indentured laborers - and shows how these were shaped by demographic change, world markets, and local institutions."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-217) and index.