From Plantocracy to Nationalisation. A profile of sugar in Guyana

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Scholarly work dealing with the development of the sugar plantation industry mostly from the 19th century. Structured in six parts: 1] 'Foundation' - 'From the old world to the new' / 'Birth of the Guyanese sugar industry'; 2] 'Growth, challenge and survival' - 'Operation development' / 'Production' / 'Marketing' / 'The challenge from beer' / 'Viability'; 3] 'Ownership and exploitation' - 'Ownership' / 'Finance and exploitation'; 4] 'Labour' - 'Slavery and its sequel' / 'Indentured labour' / 'Labour since indenture'; 5] 'The stranglehold of the plantocracy' - 'The stranglehold on people' / 'The stanglehold on land' / 'The stranglehold on economic development'; 6] 'Nationalisation' - 'The nationalisation of Jessel [ie Demerara Co]' / 'Nationalisation of Bookers'