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Common Denominators Ethnicity, Nation-Building and Compromise in Mauritius

Paperback • 1998 • English • 1. edition

Common Denominators Ethnicity, Nation-Building and Compromise in Mauritius

By Thomas Hylland Eriksen

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About the book

This book seeks to enhance comparative understandings of ethnicity, to refine theories of nationalism, and to contribute to ongoing debates on multiculturalism, identity politics and creolization. Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island-state with a population of about one million, provides a fascinating focus for this comprehensive study of social identity and political culture. Fifteen languages are officially spoken on the island, and four world religions are represented, as well as a high number o...Show more

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ISBN

9781859739594

Publisher

Berg Publishers

Published year

1998

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Common Denominators Ethnicity, Nation-Building and Compromise in Mauritius

Format

Paperback

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