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Servants, Sirdars, and Settlers
Marina Carter
其他書名
Indians in Mauritius, 1834-1874
出版Oxford University Press, 1995
主題Business & Economics / Labor / GeneralHistory / Africa / South / GeneralHistory / Asia / South / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian StudiesSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN01956329669780195632965
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0olyAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The book challenges the dominant interpretations of the indentured labour system, which are sharply divided, viewing the system as either a 'new form of slavery' or a 'release' from domestic oppression. Marina Carter moves away from both of these extreme positions and carefully differentiates the concepts of slavery and indenture. Breaking new ground by using immigration office statistics which describe life-events of Indians in Mauritius, she analyses death and return rates of men, women and children during and post indenture, and traces the marriage patterns of first generation immigrants. The author thus provides glimpses of a world of indenture where immigrants are not merely passive players in a colonial drama. She charts the interactions of the indentured servants with their sirdars and the transformation of part of the community into permanent settlers.