Freedom, Festivals and Caste in Trinidad after Slavery:
A Society in Transition

Neil A. Sookdeo

This book is about slavery, free labor and racism. The chapters include information about the journey aboard the "coolie" ships from India, Trinidad in thenineteenth century, immigration and the demands of the plantation economy, education in the colony, colonial elites, Carnival, and the 1884 Hosay/Muharram riots.

Book Info

2001. 346 pp. Paperback.
ISBN 1-4010-1768-1
TT$170. or US$30. (includes handling, registration and local/foreign postage)
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Published by Xlibris Corporation, USA. Distributed locally by Chakra.