Small Island, Large Ocean - Mauritius and the Indian Ocean World

This book is about a 'Small Island', namely Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is also about a 'Large Ocean', the Indian Ocean world-its peoples, histories and cultures.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
1. Small Island, Large Ocean: An Introduction
2. ‘Islandness’: The World of Indian Ocean Islands
3. ‘Not the Greatest Villains’: Piracy in the Southwestern Indian Ocean (c. 1680-1750)
4. Infections on the Move: Epidemic Diseases in the History of Mauritius and Beyond
5. ‘Little India’ or ‘Creole Society’? Demography, Contested Identities and Heritage Politics in Contemporary Mauritius
6. Dead as a Dodo? Mauritius’s Path as Hub from Port of Call to Cyber Island
7. Paradise Island? Tourism and Life on Mauritian Beaches
8. ‘Something New in the Present’: The Politics of Cultural Heritage in Postcolonial Mauritius
List of First Publications

About the author

Burkhard Schnepel is a Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology at the Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany. His main theoretical and thematic interests are political rituals in India, especially in Orissa, and the history of the Indian Ocean world, especially Mauritius. Among his more recent books include, Connectivity in Motion: Small Islands in the Indian Ocean World (Palgrave 2018, co-edited with E.A. Alpers); Travelling Pasts: The Politics of Cultural Heritage in the Indian Ocean World (Brill 2019, co-edited with Tansen Sen); and The King’s Three Bodies: Essays on Kingship and Ritual (Manohar 2021).

Summary

This book is about a ‘Small Island’, namely Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is also about a ‘Large Ocean’, the Indian Ocean world—its peoples, histories and cultures.

Product details

• Authors: Burkhard Schnepel, Schnepel Burkhard
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032498270
• ISBN: 978-1-032-49827-0
• No. of pages: 262
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Mauritius, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social groups, Social and cultural anthropology, Indian Ocean, Regional Geography, Social groups, communities and identities