01252nam a2200169Ia 4500 20260225134115.0 260225s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9780521641258 338.9096 ALL Allen, Richard B. Slaves, Freedmen and Indentured Laborers in Colonial Mauritius / Allen, Richard B. Cambridge University Press, 1999 252 pages In this wide-ranging social and economic history of the island of Mauritius, from French colonization in 1721 to the beginnings of modern political life in the colony in the mid-1930s, Richard Allen brings out the importance of domestic capital formation, particularly in the sugar industry. He describes the changing relationship between different elements in the society - slave, free and maroon, and East Indian indentured populations - and shows how these were conditioned by demographic changes, world markets and local institutions. Based on thorough archival research, and thoroughly attuned to contemporary debates, this 1999 book will bring the Mauritian case to the attention of scholars engaged in the comparative study of slavery and plantation systems. Business & Economics ENGLISH 615519 615519 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL 4A 2026-02-25 0 338.9096 ALL 103763 2026-02-25 13:41:15 2026-02-25 ENGLISH