Abacus and mah jong [[electronic resource] ] : Sino-Mauritian settlement and economic consolidation / / by Marina Carter and James Ng Foong Kwong

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455069603321
• Autore: Carter Marina
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-40127-0; 9786612401275; 90-474-2916-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Collana: European expansion and indigenous response, , 1873-8974 ; ; v. 1
• Altri autori (Persone): Ng Foong KwongJames
• Disciplina: 305.895/106982
• Soggetti: Chinese - Mauritius - Ethnic identity; Chinese - Mauritius - Economic conditions; Chinese - Mauritius - Social life and customs; Land settlement patterns - Mauritius - History; Economic development - Mauritius - History; Electronic books.; Mauritius Colonization; Mauritius Economic conditions; Mauritius Race relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-253) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.