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Cambridge University Press Beyond Indenture: Agency and Resistance in the Colonial South Asian Diaspora (Global South Asians)

Name: Beyond Indenture: Agency and Resistance in the Colonial South Asian Diaspora (Global South Asians)
Brand: Cambridge University Press

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Beyond Indenture brings together original essays by a mix of experienced and upcoming scholars. They reflect, as far as possible, the viewpoints and voices of indentured Indians who exercised agency, resisted and manipulated the colonial labour system to their advantage, and went on to build new lives for themselves overseas following the expiry of their contracts. Some remigrated to other colonies to earn a better wage and escape from debt and other burdens. Among those who chose to remain, women played a prominent role in the struggle for rights, freedom and opportunities, achieving them in ways which often defied or redefined South Asian customs and traditions. Alongside the migrant labourers, 'passenger Indians' made their way to the sugar, tea and rubber colonies, and became clerks, teachers and shopkeepers. After independence, the Indian communities overseas faced newer problems, not least of which were discrimination and marginalisation. Some were forced to return home. Others built upon the experience of struggles in the colonial era to collectively mobilise. Another theme explored is that of the broad alliances of diasporic Indians and Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants who have been recently enabled by the internet to connect with each other and to reconnect with the countries from which they originated.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1009339796
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Middle East
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 04 July 2024
Listed Since: 05 May 2023

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