ebooks Houston Bound: Culture and Color in a Jim Crow City (American Crossroads) by Tyina L. Steptoe in History

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This social and economic history of the island of Mauritius; from French colonization in 1721 to the beginnings of modern political life in the mid-1930s; emphasizes the importance of domestic capital formation; particularly in the sugar industry. Describing changing relationships among different elements in the society; slave; free and maroon; and East Indian indentured populations; it shows how these were conditioned by demographic changes; world markets; and local institutions. It brings the Mauritian case to the attention of scholars engaged in the comparative study of slavery and plantation systems.