European markets almost exclusively relied on Caribbean sugar
produced by slave labor until abolitionist campaigns began around
1800. Thereafter, importing Asian sugar and transferring plantation
production to Asia became a serious option for the Western world.
In this book, Ulbe Bosma details how the British and Dutch
introduced the sugar plantation model in Asia and refashioned it
over time. Although initial attempts by British planters in India
failed, the Dutch colonial administration was far more successful
in Java, where it introduced in 1830 a system of forced cultivation
that tied local peasant production to industrial manufacturing. A
century later, India adopted the Java model in combination with
farmers' cooperatives rather than employing coercive measures.
Cooperatives did not prevent industrial sugar production from
exploiting small farmers and cane cutters, however, and Bosma finds
that much of modern sugar production in Asia resembles the abuses
of labor by the old plantation systems of the Caribbean.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
