Title: Marie Rozette and Her World: Class, Ethnicity, Gender, and Race in Late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Mauritius.
Authors: ALLEN, RICHARD B.
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.
Subjects: MAURITIUS; AFRICA; HISTORY of Mauritius, to 1810; 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
Publication: Journal of Social History, 2011, Vol 45, Issue 2, p345
ISSN: 0022-4529
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1093/jsh/shr058

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

ALLEN, RICHARD B.