'In defence of the empire': Mauritius' government slaves in eighteenth-century Mauritius. (6th January 2022)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'In defence of the empire': Mauritius' government slaves in eighteenth-century Mauritius. (6th January 2022)
- Main Title:
- 'In defence of the empire': Mauritius' government slaves in eighteenth-century Mauritius
- Authors:
- Teelock, Vijayalakshmi
- Abstract:
- Abstract: Mauritius' Government slaves form a unique body of slaves emerging out of its French colonial past. Slaves bought by the colonial administration formed part of the 'public works' department and built the infrastructure of the islans as well as manning forts, manufacturing gunpowder and even being recruited in the French naval squadrons going to fight the British in India.
- Is Part Of:
- Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Volume 64:Number 2(2021)
- Journal:
- Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies
- Issue:
- Volume 64:Number 2(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 64, Issue 2 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 64
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0064-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 60
- Page End:
- 79
- Publication Date:
- 2022-01-06
- Subjects:
- Government slaves -- gunpowder manufacture -- 18th century -- Mauritius
Classical philology -- Periodicals
480.05 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)2041-5370 ↗
https://academic.oup.com/bics ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/bics/qbab022 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0076-0730
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- Legaldeposit
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