Book review
. Colons, Créoles et Coolies. L’immigration réunionnaise en Nouvelle-Calédonie (XIXe siècle) et le tayo de Saint-Louis Karin Speedy. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2007. 218 pp. € 19.50 approx. $32.00 To order, visit. http://www.librairieharmattan.com
Reviewed by
Annegret Bollée | Universität Bamberg
Published online: 24 March 2009
https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.24.1.11bol
https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.24.1.11bol
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Mufwene, Salikoko
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