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. It casts light on the life of an island through what is known not only about the island itself, but also through what is known about the wider Indian Ocean world. It is also about the Indian Ocean world in that it focuses on an island, which, in many senses and dimensions, is not only a model of, but in some respects also a model for wider developments and features of relevance to the Indian Ocean world as a whole.
Author(s): Burkhard Schnepel
Publisher: Routledge/Manohar
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 262
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Small Island, Large Ocean: An Introduction
Chapter 2: ‘Islandness’: The World of Indian Ocean Islands
Chapter 3: ‘Not the Greatest Villains’: Piracy in the
Southwestern Indian Ocean (c. 1680-1750)
Chapter 4: Infections on the Move: Epidemic Diseases in
the History of Mauritius and Beyond
Chapter 5: ‘Little India’ or ‘Creole Society’? Demography,
Contested Identities and Heritage Politics in
Contemporary Mauritius
Chapter 6: Dead as a Dodo? Mauritius’s Path as Hub from
Port of Call to Cyber Island
Chapter 7: Paradise Island? Tourism and Life on Mauritian Beaches
Chapter 8: ‘Something New in the Present’: The Politics of
Cultural Heritage in Postcolonial Mauritius
List of First Publications
Picture Credits
