Abacus and mah jong : Sino-Mauritian settlement and economic consolidation / by Marina Carter and James Ng Foong Kwong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Marina.

Contributor:

Ng Foong Kwong, James.

Series:

European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 1.

European expansion and indigenous response, 1873-8974 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--Mauritius--Ethnic identity.

Chinese.

Chinese--Mauritius--Economic conditions.

Chinese--Mauritius--Social life and customs.

Land settlement patterns--Mauritius--History.

Land settlement patterns.

Economic development--Mauritius--History.

Economic development.

Mauritius--Colonization.

Mauritius.

Mauritius--Economic conditions.

Mauritius--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work aims to engage with the complexities surrounding evaluations of ethnic and national identity - a focus of recent interest by scholars from a range of disciplines including political science, anthropology and economics - through a case study of Chinese migration to and settlement in Mauritius. The book investigates the complex mechanisms and processes involved in the transplantation of groups of people within the colonial context, and in particular seeks to create a tableau within which the construction of a mythology of migration is set against the realities of negotiation and communication with the wider society.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / M. Carter

Introduction / M. Carter

Chapter One. Slaves, Convicts, Field Workers And Artisans: The Chinese In The Colonial Labour Diasporas / M. Carter

Chapter Two. The Celestial Shopkeeper: The Growth Of A Chinese Commercial Class In Mauritius / M. Carter

Chapter Three. Expansion And Diversification: Sino-Mauritians And Economic Development / M. Carter

Chapter Four. Managing Identity: The Politics Of Community Formation And Networking / M. Carter

Chapter Five. The Construction Of Community: Family, Kin, Social Networks / M. Carter

Chapter Six. Sino-Mauritians In The Making Of A Multi-Ethnic Society / M. Carter

Conclusion / M. Carter

Appendix One. Occupations Of The Population Of Chinese Origin, 1901 / M. Carter

Appendix Two. The Distribution Of The Chinese Population In The Districts Of Mauritius, 1921 / M. Carter

Appendix Three. The Urbanisation Of The Population Of Chinese Origin In Mauritius, 1952 / M. Carter

Appendix Four. Two Of Many: Case Studies Of Sino-Mauritians / M. Carter

Bibliography / M. Carter

Index / M. Carter.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-253) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-40127-0

9786612401275

90-474-2916-8

OCLC:

644523582