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A deeply moving and revelatory reading experience, the essays collected inPortrait of an Island on Fireform a searing account of Mauritius at a crucial moment in its history. Unceasing in its critiques of various abuses of power, in its unpicking of the ills at the core of Mauritian society and their roots, the collection is a milestone in thinking about the lasting social and political effects of colonialism and how they play out at the level of government policy, the handling of environmental issues, in schools, all the way down to the way that individuals relate to one another.

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      Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
      Publication Date: 6/19/2025
      ISBN13: 9781804271612, 978-1804271612
      ISBN10: 1804271616
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      A deeply moving and revelatory reading experience, the essays collected inPortrait of an Island on Fireform a searing account of Mauritius at a crucial moment in its history. Unceasing in its critiques of various abuses of power, in its unpicking of the ills at the core of Mauritian society and their roots, the collection is a milestone in thinking about the lasting social and political effects of colonialism and how they play out at the level of government policy, the handling of environmental issues, in schools, all the way down to the way that individuals relate to one another.

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