The Sinhalese contribution to estate labour in Ceylon, 1881-1891

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 442-458

  Wenzlhuemer, Roland ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Labour History; Migrant Labour; Plantation Wage Labour; Sinhalese Labour; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247282192     PISSN: 00224995     EISSN: 15685209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156852005774342867     Document Type: Review

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