Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation

A study of Indian indentured labor in Mauritius, British Guiana, and Trinidad that explores the history of indenture's normalization.

In this book, historian Jonathan Connolly traces the normalization of indenture from its controversial beginnings to its widespread adoption across the British Empire during the nineteenth century. Initially viewed as a covert revival of slavery, indenture caused a scandal in Britain and India. But over time, economic conflict in the colonies altered public...