Historia Crítica

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Capital mercantil y migración de mano de obra en el Océano Índico colonial

No. 89 (2023-07-04)
  • Richard B. Allen
    Ohio University Press, United States

Resumen

Objetivo/Contexto: Los historiadores han reconocido durante mucho tiempo la importancia de las diásporas mercantiles y las redes comerciales en la historia del Océano Índico, pero han prestado poca atención al papel del capital mercantil en la migración de mano de obra transoceánica dentro y fuera de esta parte del mundo. La investigación sobre el comercio de esclavos en el Océano Índico durante los siglos XVII, XVIII y XIX destaca la necesidad de prestar más atención a las complejidades de la vida económica en este mundo oceánico. Metodología: Este artículo examina la historiografía relevante y se basa en la investigación documental de los India Office Records en Londres y los Archivos Nacionales de Mauricio, en Coromandel. Originalidad: Se ilustran algunas de las formas en que el capital mercantil asiático y europeo dio forma a la vida social y económica colonial. Conclusiones: Una comprensión más profunda de las complejidades sociales, económicas y políticas inherentes a la historia del Océano Índico depende de situar los estudios de casos especializados que caracterizan este campo de estudio en contextos locales, regionales, panregionales y comparativos más desarrollados.

Palabras clave: capital mercantil, economías coloniales, migración de mano de obra, Océano Índico

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