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 labor-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 hitherto unexplored archival material, it is shown how convicts experienced transportation and integrated into the Mauritian social and economic fabric.
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"Overall, the work is concise, coherent and cogent..."--Patricia Kennedy, International Journal of Maritime History
"[This book] is the first to examine in such detail the experience of those settled in Mauritius. . .[It] uses an impressive range of primary and secondary sources." --American Historical Review
"...a stylishly written and persuasive addition to historical knowledge." --International History Review
"[This book] is the first to examine in such detail the experience of those settled in Mauritius. . .[It] uses an impressive range of primary and secondary sources." --American Historical Review
"...a stylishly written and persuasive addition to historical knowledge." --International History Review
Overall, the work is concise, coherent and cogent... (Patricia Kennedy International Journal of Maritime History )
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The island of Mauritius lies 800 km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
convict commanders, ship indents, most expedient mode, caste defilement, convict lepers, convict overseers, convict management, convict indents, lists inwards, remaining convicts, gang robbery, convict system, convict status, convict workers, convicts employed, kala pani, several convicts, convict women, convict camp, other convicts, such convicts, convict labour, few convicts, more convicts, one convict Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand River, Port Louis, Convict Department, East India Company, Sheik Adam, Bel Ombre, Indian Presidencies, Chief of Police, John Finniss, New South Wales, Plaines Wilhems, Southeast Asia, Surveyor General, Versey Tajea, Bombay Presidency, Post Office, Francis Rossi, Bengal Presidency, Court of Assizes, Governor Farquhar, Governor of Mauritius, Marie Louise, Supreme Court, Topar Jaut, William Clover New!
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The island of Mauritius lies 800 km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
convict commanders, ship indents, most expedient mode, caste defilement, convict lepers, convict overseers, convict management, convict indents, lists inwards, remaining convicts, gang robbery, convict system, convict status, convict workers, convicts employed, kala pani, several convicts, convict women, convict camp, other convicts, such convicts, convict labour, few convicts, more convicts, one convict Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand River, Port Louis, Convict Department, East India Company, Sheik Adam, Bel Ombre, Indian Presidencies, Chief of Police, John Finniss, New South Wales, Plaines Wilhems, Southeast Asia, Surveyor General, Versey Tajea, Bombay Presidency, Post Office, Francis Rossi, Bengal Presidency, Court of Assizes, Governor Farquhar, Governor of Mauritius, Marie Louise, Supreme Court, Topar Jaut, William Clover New!
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- Subaltern Studies: Writings on South Asian History and Society, Vol. 6 by Ranajit Guha on 8 pages
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- The London Hanged: Crime And Civil Society In The Eighteenth Century by Peter Linebaugh in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- A Despotism of Law: Crime and Justice in Early Colonial India by Radhika Singha in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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