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When the British took control of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius soon after the abolition of the slave trade, they were faced with a labour-hungry and potentially hostile Franco Mauritian plantocracy. This book explores the context in which Indian convicts were transported to the island and put to work building the infrastructure necessary to fuel the expansion of the sugar industry. Drawing on archival material, it is shown how convicts experienced transportation and integrated into the Mauritian social and economic fabric.Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-139780333761120
eBay Product ID (ePID)88941329
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameConvicts in the Indian Ocean: Transportation from South Asia to Mauritius, 1815-53
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics, History
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaCriminal Law
AuthorC. Anderson
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Weight417 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorC. Anderson