‘The contrast between the lean, hungry Cassius-looking coolies who arrive at Port Louis, and the stout, muscular well-fed fellows with well-lined purses who leave its shores, is very remarkable.’ Taken from F.J. Mouat, A Bengal Civilian, Journal of Five Months’ Residence in the Mauritius, Calcutta, 1838.

Source: William Agnew Paton, Down the Islands, A Voyage to the Caribbees, Charles Scribner, NY, 1887. Illustration by M J Burns.

Source: J. Rodway & H.J. Stark, Stark’s Guide Book and History of British Guiana, Sampson Low, London, 1907.

Individuals wishing to return to India with family members were required to obtain the consent of relatives or guardians. Source: Mauritius Archives

Source: J. Rodway and H.J. Stark, Stark’s Guide Book and History of British Guiana, Sampson Low, London, 1907.

Project research presented at Hitotsubashi University, Japan.

posted by francesca on Mon, 06/19/2017 - 00:00

On 18th June 2017 Professor Crispin Bates presented some of the findings of the 'Becoming Coolies' project research in his lecture on ‘Global History, the Myths of Identity and Colonial Labour Migration in the Indian Ocean’ at the 20th Anniversary Symposium of the Institute for the Study of Global Issues, Hitotsubashi University, Japan.

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Project research presented at Hitotsubashi University, Japan.