Convicts in the indian ocean: transportation from south asia to mauritius, 1815-53
Auteur :
Anderson, C.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780333761120
Date de publication :
27 janv. 2000
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.