Title: Slaves, freedmen, and indentured laborers in colonial Mauritius
First published: 1999
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.
Subjects: History, Sugar workers, Sugar trade, Plantation life, Mauritius, history, Slavery, africa, Freedmen, Indentured servants, Slavery, Slaves, Emancipation, Freed persons, Social conditions, Economic conditions
Places: Mauritius
LC classification: HD8039.S852 M453 1999