Ethnic Relations in Plural Societies: Social, Economic and Political Dimensions Ethnic Relations in Plural Societies: Social, Economic and Political Dimensions by Maurits S. Hassankhan, Hans Ramsoedh, Brij Lal and Goolam Vahed ISBN - 9788119139224 Cover - HardBound Publication Year - 2023 Pages - 378 p. Price - INR 1995.00 One of the main legacies of slavery and indentured labour is the existence of multi-ethnic and multicultural societies in former tropical colonies of the European empires. After the abolition of slavery, the indentured labourers were brought to the plantation colonies in order to meet the need for cheap labour for the production of tropical goods. From the beginning, they faced a situation in which they were regarded as competitors for the freed slaves and/or the local population.