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Critical Perspectives on Empire

The Overseer State

Slavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812–1916

Sascha (University of Nottingham) Auerbach

The Overseer State

Critical Perspectives on Empire

The Overseer State

Slavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812–1916

Critical Perspectives on Empire: The Overseer State

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In a compelling new take on the legacies of slavery, Sascha Auerbach explores the origins of the 'global labor market' in the wake of abolition. He recounts the experiences of those shipped across oceans on false pretences and forced to labor under appalling conditions, arguing that their struggles were ultimately key to the system's destruction.

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In a compelling new take on the legacies of slavery, Sascha Auerbach explores the origins of the 'global labor market' in the wake of abolition. He recounts the experiences of those shipped across oceans on false pretences and forced to labor under appalling conditions, arguing that their struggles were ultimately key to the system's destruction.

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