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The Franco-Mauritian elite : power and anxiety in the face of change / Tijo Salverda.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New directions in anthropology ; volume 37.Publisher: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015Description: 1 online resource : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781782386414
  • 1782386416
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Franco-Mauritian eliteDDC classification:
  • 305.5/20894106982 23
LOC classification:
  • DT469.M442 S25 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
No man's land -- Defending white hegemony -- Between confrontation and collaboration -- A culture of economic privileges -- Rainbow nation -- The elite symbolism of a white skin colour.
Scope and content: "Mauritian independence in 1968 marked the end of a regime favorable to the Franco-Mauritians, the island's white colonial elite. Now, in postcolonial Mauritius, this group is faced with a much more diverse power constellation and often feels in competition with others vying for their privileges. Though this is a clear departure from the colonial heydays, Franco-Mauritians have been able to continue their elite position into the early twenty-first century. This book focuses on the power of white elites still lingering on in postcolonial realities, and with regards to elites and power in general, addresses anew how an elite group aims to prolong its position over time"--Provided by publisher.
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"Mauritian independence in 1968 marked the end of a regime favorable to the Franco-Mauritians, the island's white colonial elite. Now, in postcolonial Mauritius, this group is faced with a much more diverse power constellation and often feels in competition with others vying for their privileges. Though this is a clear departure from the colonial heydays, Franco-Mauritians have been able to continue their elite position into the early twenty-first century. This book focuses on the power of white elites still lingering on in postcolonial realities, and with regards to elites and power in general, addresses anew how an elite group aims to prolong its position over time"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

No man's land -- Defending white hegemony -- Between confrontation and collaboration -- A culture of economic privileges -- Rainbow nation -- The elite symbolism of a white skin colour.

Print version record.

English.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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