Epilogue
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When the British Empire abolished slavery in 1833, their West Indian colonies confronted a severe labor shortage. Caribbean elites knew that slaves despised fieldwork and would not be ready to voluntarily perform the labor they had endured as slaves. Unprepared to forgo the profits of sugar plantations, the British government looked to Africa and Asia for new sources of dependent labor. The Maroons of Trelawney Town unexpectedly found a route to return home.
2004 ◽
Vol 65
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pp. 117-135
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1934 ◽
Vol 28
(5)
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pp. 895-900
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1961 ◽
Vol 2
(3)
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pp. 47-69
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CHANGING LANGUAGES OF EMPIRE AND THE ORIENT: BRITAIN AND THE INVENTION OF THE MIDDLE EAST, 1917–1918
2007 ◽
Vol 50
(3)
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pp. 645-667
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Post War
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