Creating the Creole Island : slavery in eighteenth-century Mauritius /

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Mauritius was uninhabited until the arrival of the first colonists in the late 16th century. This book traces the history of immigration to the island & the complex creole society that developed from the mixing of European, African & Indian peoples.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vaughan, Megan, 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Subjects:
To 1810
Slavery > Mauritius > History > 18th century.
Racially mixed people > Mauritius > History > 18th century.
Creole dialects > Mauritius > History > 18th century.
Esclavage > Île Maurice > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Mulâtres > Île Maurice > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Créolisation > Île Maurice > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
Creole dialects.
Racially mixed people.
Slavery.
Sklaverei
Slavernij.
Mauritius > History > To 1810.
Île Maurice > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1810.
Mauritius.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Mauritius was uninhabited until the arrival of the first colonists in the late 16th century. This book traces the history of immigration to the island & the complex creole society that developed from the mixing of European, African & Indian peoples.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 341 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-327) and index.
ISBN:9780822386919
0822386917

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