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From indentureship to entrepreneurship : the rise of the East Indian peasantry in Trinidad / Jean-Claude Escalante.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Escalante, Jean-Claude.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- East Indians.
- Social status.
- Trinidad and Tobago.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 255 pages : charts, tables ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Trinidad] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- Notes:
- History of the largest ethnic group in Trinidad. Their presence began as an experiment after the abolition of the British slave trade left the planters scrambling for labor. Between 1845 and 1917 over 140,000 East Indians were brought to Trinidad to work on sugar plantations. Since then, East Indian Trinidadians have risen among some of the most prominent members in society excelling in business, education and politics. This study examines the success of Indians in Trinidad through many societal factors, particularly cultural factors.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Singh Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9798747304994
- OCLC:
- 1266270939
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