| Description |
viii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Transnationalism |
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Transnationalism.
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| Contents |
Contents: Introduction / Gurharpal Singh -- 1. Chota Bharat, Mauritius: the myth and the reality / Vinesh Y. Hookoomsing -- 2. Hinduism in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Alleyn Diesel -- 3. Culture and economy: Tamils on the plantation frontier in Malaysia revisited, 1998-1999 / Ravindra K. Jain -- 4. Diaspora and citizenship: forgotten routes of identity in Lanka / Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake -- 5. Culture and economy in an 'incipient' diaspora: Indians in the Persian Gulf region / Prakash C. Jain -- 6. The politics of 'cultural renaissance' among Indo-Trinidadians / N. Jayaram -- 7. Indians at home in the Antipodes: migrating with Ph.D.s, bytes or kava in their bags / Carmen Voigt-Graf -- 8. Indian immigrants in the United States: the emergence of a transnational population / Johanna Lessinger -- 9. Imagining Indian diasporas in Canada: an epic without a text? / Harjot Oberoi -- 10. The South Asian presence in Britain and its transnational connections / Roger Ballard |
| Summary |
"The book examines the Indian diaspora in Mauritius, South Afric, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Trinidad, Australia, the US, Canada and the UK and addresses the core issues of demography, economy, culture and future development. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the crucial relationship between culture and economy in the diaspora over time." -- Half t.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
East Indians -- Foreign countries.
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East Indians -- Foreign countries -- Social conditions.
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East Indians -- Foreign countries -- Intellectual life.
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| Author |
Singh, Gurharpal.
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Vertovec, Steven.
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Parekh, Bhikhu C.
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| LC no. |
2002152432 |
| ISBN |
0415270057 hardback |
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