Review
"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



Review
"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



Book Description
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.



About the Author
Clare Anderson is Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Leicester.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

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, the book examines the origins of the convicts and their organization as forced labourers. It also shows how convicts experienced transportation and integrated into the Mauritian social and economic fabric.

SYNOPSIS

When the British took control of the island of Mauritius after the abolition of the slave trade, they were faced with a labor-hungry and potentially hostile Franco-Mauritian plantocracy. Anderson (economic and social history, University of Leicester) explores the context in which Indian convicts were transported to the island and put to work on sugar plantations. She draws on previously unexplored archival material to examine origins of the convicts and their organization as forced laborers, and shows how they experienced transportation and integration in the island's social and economic fabric. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM THE CRITICS

International History Review