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Slavery and Anti-Slavery in Mauritius, 1810-33

The Conflict between Economic Expansion and Humanitarian Reform under British Rule

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Authors:
  1. Anthony J. Barker

    1. University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: History and Historiography

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Abolitionists Discover Mauritius

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 16-23

  4. Corruption Concealed: The Farquhar Era 1810–22

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 24-42

  5. Reform Pretended: Cole and Telfair 1823–8

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 43-52

  6. Slavery in 1826: A Demographic Survey

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 53-71

  7. Upheaval and the Failure of Protection

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 72-88

  8. The Trauma of Slavery

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 89-110

  9. Resistance and Other Responses to Slavery

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 111-134

  10. Slavery and Freedom in Port Louis

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 135-151

  11. Slaves as Antislavery Property

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 152-162

  12. Conclusion

    • Anthony J. Barker
    Pages 163-167

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 168-225
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About this book

This is a study of a unique slave colony and of antislavery conflicts prior to the Emancipation Act of 1833. In their hostility to a booming slave-based sugar economy, abolitionists produced dubious propaganda and quarrelled bitterly, without moderating the cruelty of the slave regime. Nevertheless the reforming impulse demanded documentation which illuminates the working lives and social interactions of a slave population - drawn from Africa, India, Madagascar and numerous smaller Indian Ocean islands - much more diverse than any in the Americas.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

    Anthony J. Barker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Slavery and Anti-Slavery in Mauritius, 1810-33

  • Book Subtitle: The Conflict between Economic Expansion and Humanitarian Reform under British Rule

  • Authors: Anthony J. Barker

  • Series Title: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24999-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-24999-2Published: 13 December 1996

  • Series ISSN: 2635-1633

  • Series E-ISSN: 2635-1641

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 225

  • Topics: African History, Asian History, Social History, Modern History

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