The ‘Land of the Vaish’? Caste Structure and Ideology in Mauritius
Mauritius has been an independent nation since 1968. It was founded on the history and structures of a plantation society and is mainly inhabited by descendants of Indian (and Hindu) indentured labourers. The question of the caste system’s ‘transfer’ or disappearance among Hindu Mauritians is both l...
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Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud
2015-05-01
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| Series: | South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/3886 |
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