Conditions on sugar estates in colonial Java: comparisons with Deli. From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: September 1, 1993| Author: Wertheim, Wim F. | COPYRIGHT 1993 Singapore University Press Pte Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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