In this broad introduction to the country, Dr Bowman examines the history of the people of Mauritius, an island with no indigenous population. He explores how French and British colonialism each significantly marked Mauritius and analyzes the origins of the independence movement after World War II. He then examines the political and economic systems of the post-independence democracy, giving special emphasis to a central theme of Mauritian political life: the need to develop a sense of Mauritian nationhood that can compete with the particularistic claims of ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity.
- ISBN10 081330508X
- ISBN13 9780813305080
- Publish Date 12 March 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 January 2017
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Westview Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English