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1. Marie Rozette and Her World: Class, Ethnicity, Gender, and Race in Late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Mauritius.

Author

ALLEN, RICHARD B.

Subjects
*FREEDMEN, *RACE & society, *HISTORY of imperialism, *GENDER & society, *INDIANS (Asians), *SOCIAL history, *HISTORY of race relations, *ETHNICITY & society, *HISTORY of enslaved persons, *SOCIAL classes, *HISTORY, *ECONOMIC history, HISTORY of Mauritius, to 1810
Abstract

The article discusses the social conditions of Mauritius from the late 18th through early 19th centuries through examining the former East Indian slave and Île de France (Mauritius) estate owner Marie Rozette. An overview of the role that gender played in economic and class mobility in colonial Mauritius is provided. Race and ethic relations in Mauritius, including in relation to marriage, Marie Rozette's owning of slaves and her relationship with the white notary Antoine Gombaud, are discussed.

Published
2011
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