Contents

pp.：  5 – 8

General Editor's Preface

pp.：  9 – 10

Acknowledgements

pp.：  11 – 12

Introduction

pp.：  13 – 30

The Chinese Diaspora and the Colonial Indian Ocean

pp.：  14 – 15

The Chinese Presence on Mauritius

pp.：  16 – 17

Historiography and the Chinese Diaspora

pp.：  18 – 30

Chapter One Slaves, Convicts, Field Workers and Artisans: The Chinese in the Colonial Labour Diasporas

pp.：  31 – 60

A Note on Nomenclature

pp.：  31 – 31

Dutch Settlements in the Indian Ocean

pp.：  32 – 32

Chinese Immigrants in the 18th Century Isle of France

pp.：  33 – 38

The Importation of Chinese Labourers and Convicts into British Mauritius

pp.：  39 – 55

Chinese Artisans in 19th Century Mauritius

pp.：  56 – 60

Chapter Two The 'Celestial Shopkeeper': The Growth of a Chinese Commercial Class in Mauritius

pp.：  61 – 88

Chinese Traders in the Isle of France and Early British Mauritius

pp.：  61 – 66

Early Commercial Activities of Chinese Settlers

pp.：  67 – 72

A Temporary Setback: the Bank Robbery

pp.：  73 – 76

A New Wave of Chinese Immigrants and Geographical Dispersal of the Community

pp.：  77 – 82

Chinese Entrepreneurs and the Rum Industry

pp.：  83 – 84

The Chinese Commercial Class: Contemporary Appraisals

pp.：  85 – 88

Chapter Three Expansion and Diversifi cation: Sino-Mauritians and Economic Development

pp.：  89 – 118

Diversifi cation of the Chinese Business Sector in 19th Century Mauritius

pp.：  89 – 94

Developments in the 20th Century Retail Sector

pp.：  95 – 105

Diversifi cation in Employment and Business in 20th Century Colonial Mauritius

pp.：  106 – 111

Sino-Mauritians and the Post Independence Mauritian Economic Sector

pp.：  112 – 118

Chapter Four Managing Identity: t e Politics of Community Formation and Networking

pp.：  119 – 152

Preserving the Brand—Policing and Governance within the Chinese Community

pp.：  122 – 126

Credit and Clan Networks

pp.：  127 – 128

Inter Community Links

pp.：  129 – 131

Chinese Networks Across the Indian Ocean and Remigration Strategies

pp.：  132 – 133

Struggle for Representation: Political Institutions and the Chinese Community

pp.：  134 – 145

Managing Minority Status—Sino-Mauritians in the Post-Independence Period

pp.：  146 – 148

Sino-Mauritians and Regional Networking

pp.：  149 – 152

Chapter Five t e Construction of Community: Family, Kin, Social Networks

pp.：  153 – 202

Family Life of Chinese Settlers in Mauritius

pp.：  153 – 164

Religion in the Life of the Overseas Chinese

pp.：  165 – 185

Cultural Organizations and Leisure Activities

pp.：  186 – 194

Issues of 'Loss' and Strategies of Adaptation: Language and Education Debates

pp.：  195 – 202

Chapter Six Sino-Mauritians in the Making of a Multi-Ethnic Society

pp.：  203 – 232

Inter-Community Networks and Economic Integration

pp.：  203 – 208

Social Integration: Immigrants and Creoles

pp.：  209 – 213

t e Fight against Stereotyping and the Search for Recognition

pp.：  214 – 232

Conclusion (Appendices)

pp.：  233 – 244

Appendix One Occupations of the Population of Chinese Origin, 1901

pp.：  245 – 245

Appendix Two t e Distribution of the Chinese Population in the Districts of Mauritus, 1921

pp.：  246 – 252

Appendix Three The Urbanisation of the Population of Chinese Origin in Mauritius, 1952

pp.：  253 – 253

Appendix Four Two of Many: Case Studies of Sino-Mauritians

pp.：  254 – 256

Bibliography

pp.：  257 – 266

Index

pp.：  267 – 272