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Little India: Diaspora, Time, and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius
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Little India: Diaspora, Time, and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius Paperback - 2007 - 1st Edition

by Patrick Eisenlohr


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Little India is a rich historical and ethnographic examination of a fascinating example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. Patrick Eisenlohr's groundbreaking study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediated through the cultural phenomenon of Indian ancestral languages--principally Hindi, which is used primarily in religious contexts. Eisenlohr emphasizes the variety of cultural practices that construct and transform boundaries in communities in diaspora and illustrates different modes of experiencing the temporal relationships between diaspora and homeland.

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Through the depth, subtlety and breadth of his intellectual engagement with Mauritius, Eisenlohr establishes himself as one of our leading scholars on South Asia. Empirically rich, theoretically informed, imaginative, nuanced, and powerfully argued, Little India should transform how we think about language ideology, quotidian and ritual practice, and the complex intersections of national and transnational politics of culture.--Don Brenneis, Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz

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"Through the depth, subtlety and breadth of his intellectual engagement with Mauritius, Eisenlohr establishes himself as one of our leading scholars on South Asia. Empirically rich, theoretically informed, imaginative, nuanced, and powerfully argued, Little India should transform how we think about language ideology, quotidian and ritual practice, and the complex intersections of national and transnational politics of culture."Don Brenneis, Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz"

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  • Title Little India: Diaspora, Time, and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius
  • Author Patrick Eisenlohr
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 341
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007-01-17
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780520248809 / 0520248805
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.06 x 0.84 in (22.91 x 15.39 x 2.13 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Indian
  • Library of Congress subjects Anthropological linguistics - Mauritius, Hindus - Mauritius - Ethnic identity
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006031439
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.440

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Patrick Eisenlohr is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Washington University.
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