Le malaise créole : ethnic identity in Mauritius / Rosabelle Boswell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boswell, Rosabelle, author.

Series:

New directions in anthropology ; Volume 26.

New directions in anthropology ; Volume 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creoles--Mauritius--Ethnic identity.

Creoles.

Racism--Mauritius.

Racism.

Mauritius--Race relations.

Mauritius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn Books, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How does one explain the poverty and marginalization of a group that lives in a remarkably successful economy and peaceful society? A native anthropologist, the author provides critical insight into the dynamics of contemporary Mauritian society. In her meticulously researched study of ethnic, gender and racial discrimination in Mauritius, she addresses debates carried out in many developing societies on subaltern identities, ethnicity, poverty and social injustice. The book therefore also offers important empirical material for scholars interested in the wider Indian Ocean region and beyond.

Contents:

LE MALAISE CRÉOLE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. UNRAVELLING LE MALAISE CRÉOLE; CHAPTER 2. ANTHROPOLOGY AT 'HOME'; CHAPTER 3. DEFINING CREOLES; CHAPTER 4. DIGNITY AND PRESTIGE IN FLACQ; CHAPTER 5. RE-VIEWING THE PAST IN KARINA; CHAPTER 6. IMAGINING HOMELANDS IN ROCHE BOIS AND THE RIVER CAMP; CHAPTER 7. NEGOTIATING LANDSCAPES IN CHAMAREL AND LE MORNE; CHAPTER 8. SHIFTING SELVES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781845450755

1845450752

9781782388753

1782388753

OCLC:

994873901