Le Malaise Creole : : Ethnic Identity in Mauritius / / Rosabelle Boswell.
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, gende...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2006] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | New Directions in Anthropology ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. Unravelling le malaise Créole
- 2. Anthropology at ‘Home’
- 3. Defining Creoles
- 4. Dignity and Prestige in Flacq
- 5. Re-viewing the Past in Karina
- 6. Imagining Homelands in Roche Bois and the River Camp
- 7. Negotiating Landscapes in Chamarel and Le Morne
- 8. Shifting Selves
- Bibliography
- Index