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The research for this book began with a questioning of the brutal image of Mauritian slavery presented by three prominent British abolitionists and of the claims they made about its impact on the movement for emancipation throughout the empire. It has involved exploration not only of image and impact but of the minds and motives of the abolitionists themselves. While the prime targets of antislavery attack, a corrupt British governor and a venal Franco-Mauritian elite, have emerged with little credit, neither have the abolitionists maintained credibility.
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Barker, A.J. (1996). Conclusion. In: Slavery and Antislavery in Mauritius, 1810–33. Cambridge Commonwealth Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24999-2_11
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