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Author Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, author
Title Common denominators : ethnicity, nation-building, and compromise in Mauritius / Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Imprint Oxford ; New York : Berg, 1998
book jacket
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OPACMSG BARCODE
 Ethnology Library  DT469.M44 E75 1998    AVAILABLE    30520020521796
 Euro-Am Studies Lib  305.8 Er46 1998    AVAILABLE    30500101003765
Descript x, 207 pages ; 25 cm
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Series Global issues, 1354-3644
Global issues
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-198) and index
This book seeks to enhance comparative understanding of ethnicity, to refine theories of nationalism, and to contribute to ongoing debates on multiculturalism, identity politics and creolization
Preface -- Ch. 1 Introduction -- Ch. 2 Mauritius Past and Present -- Ch. 3 Fields and Levels of Mauritian Society -- Ch. 4 Dimensions of Ethnicity -- Ch. 5 Contested Symbols: Language and Religion -- Ch. 6 Cross-Cutting Ties: The Non-Ethnic -- Ch. 7 Mauritian Nationhoods -- Ch. 8 The Mauritian Dilemma -- Ch. 9 Conclusions and Prospects -- Bibliography -- Index
Link Online version: Eriksen, Thomas Hylland. Common denominators. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 1998 (OCoLC)680373299
Subject Ethnicity -- Mauritius
Nationalism -- Mauritius
Multiculturalism -- Mauritius
Mauritius -- Ethnic relations
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