
Contents:
1. Colonial Mauritius
2. The struggle for freedom
3. Early years of independence
4. A new kind of opposition
5. The rise and fall of the first MMM-led government
6. The decline of the old, the rise of the new
7. Economic development : from Sugar Island to Knitting Island
8. Social development : from poor law to welfare state
9. International politics : from non-alignment to pro-EEC
10. Conclusion.