Nationalisme, décolonisation et consociation à l'île Maurice: l'émergence d'un Mauricianisme stratégique (1945-1967)

The decolonization period in Mauritius (1947-1968) gave rise to intense debates around the project of a Mauritian nation, named "Mauritianism". This paper aims to analyse the reasons why Mauritianism remained an ambiguous concept. This "strategic Mauritianism" was framed within t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian journal of African studies 2013-12, Vol.47 (3), p.385-403
Main Author: Boudet, Catherine Nadia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African history
Assimilation
Colonialism
Consociation
décolonisation
démocratie consociative
Historical analysis
Maurice
Mauricianisme
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Nationalism
nationalisme
péril hindou
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The decolonization period in Mauritius (1947-1968) gave rise to intense debates around the project of a Mauritian nation, named "Mauritianism". This paper aims to analyse the reasons why Mauritianism remained an ambiguous concept. This "strategic Mauritianism" was framed within the consociational negociations held during that period, between the former dominant minority of the Franco-Mauritians, who championed an assimilationist form of nation, and the emerging dominant majority, the Hindus, who favoured an ethnicized "revivalist" conception of the nation.
ISSN:0008-3968
1923-3051
DOI:10.1080/00083968.2014.892434