Global Indian diasporas : exploring trajectories of migration and theory / edited by Gijsbert Oonk.
"This book discusses the relation of South Asian migrants to their homeland, the reproduction of Indian culture abroad and the role of the Indian state in reconnecting migrants of India, focusing on the limits of the diaspora concept, rather than on its possibilities. From a comparative perspec...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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[Amsterdam] :
Amsterdam University Press,
©2007.
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| Series: | IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ;
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "This book discusses the relation of South Asian migrants to their homeland, the reproduction of Indian culture abroad and the role of the Indian state in reconnecting migrants of India, focusing on the limits of the diaspora concept, rather than on its possibilities. From a comparative perspective, using examples from South Asian communities in Suriname, Mauritius, East Africa, the UK, Canada and the Netherlands, this collection presents new and controversial insights into the concept of diaspora, raising the question about the limits of its effectiveness as an intellectual concept"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages). |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-289). |
| ISBN: | 9781281284228 128128422X 9789048501069 9048501067 9789053560358 |