Partition and the South Asian Diaspora
Title | Partition and the South Asian Diaspora PDF eBook |
Author | Papiya Ghosh |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 285 |
Release | 2014-03-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317809653 |
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Negotiating nations 2. Claiming Pakistan 3. Resisting Hindutva 4. Redoing South Asia 5. Conclusion Bibliography Index
Partition and the South Asian Diaspora
Title | Partition and the South Asian Diaspora PDF eBook |
Author | Papiya Ghosh |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 325 |
Release | 2014-03-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317809661 |
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Negotiating nations 2. Claiming Pakistan 3. Resisting Hindutva 4. Redoing South Asia 5. Conclusion Bibliography Index
Global South Asians
Title | Global South Asians PDF eBook |
Author | Judith M. Brown |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 13 |
Release | 2006-08-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1139458000 |
By the end of the twentieth century some nine million people of South Asian descent had left India, Bangladesh or Pakistan and settled in different parts of the world, forming a diverse and significant modern diaspora. In the early nineteenth century, many left reluctantly to seek economic opportunities which were lacking at home. This is the story of their often painful experiences in the diaspora, how they constructed new social communities overseas and how they maintained connections with the countries and the families they had left behind. It is a story compellingly told by one of the premier historians of modern South Asia, Judith Brown, whose particular knowledge of the diaspora in Britain and South Africa gives her insight as a commentator. This is a book which will have a broad appeal to general readers as well as to students of South Asian and colonial history, migration studies and sociology.
Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora
Title | Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora PDF eBook |
Author | Joya Chatterji |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 430 |
Release | 2014-01-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1136018247 |
South Asia’s diaspora is among the world’s largest and most widespread, and it is growing exponentially. It is estimated that over 25 million persons of Indian descent live abroad; and many more millions have roots in other countries of the subcontinent, in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. There are 3 million South Asians in the UK and approximately the same number resides in North America. South Asians are an extremely significant presence in Southeast Asia and Africa, and increasingly visible in the Middle East. This inter-disciplinary handbook on the South Asian diaspora brings together contributions by leading scholars and rising stars on different aspects of its history, anthropology and geography, as well as its contemporary political and socio-cultural implications. The Handbook is split into five main sections, with chapters looking at mobile South Asians in the early modern world before moving on to discuss diaspora in relation to empire, nation, nation state and the neighbourhood, and globalisation and culture. Contributors highlight how South Asian diaspora has influenced politics, business, labour, marriage, family and culture. This much needed and pioneering venture provides an invaluable reference work for students, scholars and policy makers interested in South Asian Studies.
The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia
Title | The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0231138474 |
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Diaspora and Identity
Title | Diaspora and Identity PDF eBook |
Author | Ajaya Kumar Sahoo |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 189 |
Release | 2016-04-29 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134919611 |
This book investigates the identity issues of South Asians in the diaspora. It engages the theoretical and methodological debates concerning processes of culture and identity in the contemporary context of globalisation and transnationalism. It analyses the South Asian diaspora - a perfect route to a deeper understanding of contemporary socio-cultural transformations and the way in which information and communication technology functions as both a catalyst and indicator of such transformations. The book will be of interest to scholars of diaspora studies, cultural studies, international migration studies, and ethnic and racial studies. This book is a collection of papers from the journal South Asian Diaspora.
Midnight's Descendants
Title | Midnight's Descendants PDF eBook |
Author | John Keay |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | South Asia |
ISBN | 9780007565115 |
"An epic narrative history that compares and contrasts the fortunes of all the countries that make up South Asia. If British India had not been partitioned in 1947, its population would today be the world's largest. At c1.5 billion, Midnight's Descendants (the offspring of those affected by 'the midnight hour' Partition) already outnumber Europeans and Chinese; and they are growing faster than either. They comprise all the peoples of what is now called 'South Asia' (the preferred term for the partitioned subcontinent of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, plus Nepal and Sri Lanka). Midnight's Descendants is the first history of the region as a whole. Correlating and contrasting the fortunes of all the constituent nations over the last six decades affords unique insights into what is hailed as one of the world's most dynamic regions. John Keay is an expert on the region and the book will be the first account to incorporate the rich story of South Asia's transnational, or 'diasporic', peoples--from the overlooked narratives of the subcontinent to the rise of India as a global force, Midnight's Descendants will be expansive and tumultuous in the great tradition of India's narrative epics."--Publisher.