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AbstractThis article examines the symbolic elite distinction of the Franco-Mauritians’ white skin colour, as a contribution to literature on symbols of elite distinction. The case study is set to analyse how Franco-Mauritians’ white skin colour works as a sign of elite distinction in addition to cultural differences between them and other Mauritians - which are influenced by labour division and reinforced by the structure of Mauritian society. The article underlines the intricacy of physical appearance in the transition from the colonial period (ending in 1968) to independence. It also shows how such embodied signs are persistent and ambiguous.
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