Bitter Sugar: Sugar and Slavery in 19th Century Mauritius

According activities allowed amelioration appendix attempts became belonging better blacks British cane carried caused changes Civil Commissary Colonial colonists Coloured Colville complaints concerned considered continued created crop cultivation culture December despatch districts domestic drivers economic emancipation evidence example existed expansion Farquhar fear felt field Flacq forced formed freedom French give given Goderich Government Governor hired important increased Indian inhabitants interests island January labour land laws less lived male March marooning Mauritian Mauritius mill needed never November occupations occurred officials Order Order in Council overseer owners particular period placed plantation planters political population Port produce Protector provision punishment received refused relating Report resistance responsible returns Rivière seemed sent severe situation slave trade slave-owners slavery society sources sugar estates Sunday task wanted West Indies women