Little India : diaspora, time, and ethnolinguistic belonging in Hindu Mauritius /

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Little India is a rich historical and ethnographic examination of a fascinating example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. Patrick Eisenlohr's groundbreaking study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eisenlohr, Patrick, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of California Press : Berkeley, c2006.
Temas:
Anthropological linguistics > Mauritius.
Hindus > Mauritius > Ethnic identity.
Hindu diaspora.
Ethnolinguistique > Île Maurice.
Hindous > Identité ethnique > Île Maurice.
Hindous > Pays étrangers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Anthropological linguistics
Ethnic relations
Hindu diaspora
Mauritius > Ethnic relations.
Île Maurice > Relations interethniques.
Mauritius
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Little India is a rich historical and ethnographic examination of a fascinating example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. Patrick Eisenlohr's groundbreaking study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediated through the cultural phenomenon of Indian ancestral languages-principally Hindi, which is used primarily in religious contexts. Eisenlohr emphasizes the variety of cultural practices that construct and transform boundaries in communities in diaspora and illustrates different modes of experienc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 328 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-314) and index.
ISBN:9780520939967
0520939964
9786612358586
6612358580
1282358588
9781282358584
0520248791
9780520248793
0520248805
9780520248809

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