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Autore: | Salverda Tijo |
Titolo: | The Franco-Mauritian Elite [[electronic resource] ] : Power and Anxiety in the Face of Change |
Pubblicazione: | New York, NY, : Berghahn Books, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina: | 305.5/20894106982 |
Soggetto topico: | Elite (Social sciences)--Mauritius |
French--Mauritius--Politics and government | |
French--Mauritius--Social conditions | |
Postcolonialism--Mauritius | |
Social change--Mauritius | |
White people - Mauritius - Social conditions | |
Postcolonialism - Politics and government - Mauritius | |
Social change - Social conditions - Mauritius | |
French - Social conditions - Mauritius | |
French - Social aspects - Mauritius | |
White people - Mauritius | |
Elite (Social sciences) - Mauritius | |
Power (Social sciences) - Mauritius | |
Competition - Mauritius | |
History & Archaeology | |
Regions & Countries - Africa | |
Soggetto geografico: | Mauritius Race relations |
Mauritius Politics and government 1992- | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | The Franco-Mauritian Elite; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 - No Man's Land; Chapter 2 - Defending White Hegemony; Chapter 3 - Balancing Confrontation and Collaboration; Chapter 4 - A Culture of Economic Privileges; Chapter 5 - Unity in Diversity; Chapter 6 - The Elite Symbolism of White Skin Colour; Conclusion; References; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 genera |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Franco-Mauritian Elite |
ISBN: | 1-78238-641-6 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910822967603321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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