Slavery, Indenture and the Law: Assembling a Nation in Colonial Mauritius

ISBN-13: 9781032322018 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 240 str.

Div Nandini (Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Equality

Opis

This book addresses historical issues of colonialism and race, which influenced the formation of multicultural society in Mauritius. It presents a legal analysis of core historical events, drawing on an in-depth examination of the two labour systems through which the island came to be populated: slavery and indentured labour.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Historical Background
Part I: Slavery
Chapter 3: The Abolition of the Slave Trade
Chapter 4: The Abolition of Slavery
Part II: Indentured Labour
Chapter 5: Informal Indenture and Apprenticeships
Chapter 6: State-Regulated Indenture and The Emergence of an Indian Peasantry
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Bibliography

O autorze

Nandini Boodia-Canoo is a lawyer and an academic. Her scholarship is interdisciplinary, covering law, history, international relations and sociology.