Slaves, Freedmen and Indentured Laborers in Colonial Mauritius (African Studies)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780521027823
Subjects: African history: c 1500 to c 1900; Ethnic studies; History - General History; History; History: World; Mauritius; Africa - General; Economic Conditions; Slavery; Business & Economics-Economic Conditions; History / Africa; History / Renaissance; Social Science-Slavery; Sugar workers--Mauritius--History; Sugar workers--Mauritius--History Sugar worke
First sentence: Like their counterparts in other slave-plantation societies, colonists on the Ile de France were plagued by the problem of maroonage, or the flight of slaves from their masters.