Northeast migrants in Delhi : race, refuge and retail / Duncan McDuie-Ra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDuie-Ra, Duncan, author.

Series:

IIAS publications series. Monographs ; 9.

IIAS publications series. Monographs ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migration, Internal--India--Delhi.

Migration, Internal.

Anthropology.

Sociology, Urban--India--Delhi.

Sociology, Urban.

Rural-urban migration--India--Delhi.

Rural-urban migration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Northeast border region of India is a crossroads of Southeast Asia, where India meets China and the Himalayas, and home to many ethnic minorities from across the continent. The area is also the birthplace of a number of secessionist and insurgent movements and a hotbed of political fervor and violent instability. In this trailblazing new study, Duncan McDuie-Ra observes the everyday lives of the thousands of men and women who leave the region every year to work, study, and find refuge in Delhi. He examines how new migrants navigate the rampant racism, harassment, and even violence they face upon their arrival in Delhi. But McDuie-Ra does not paint them simply as victims of the city, but also as contributors to Delhi's vibrant community and increasing cosmopolitanism. India's embrace of globalization has created employment opportunities for Northeast migrants in many capitalistic enterprises: shopping malls, restaurants, and call centers. They have been able to create their own 'map' of Delhi and their own communities within the larger and often unfriendly one of the metropolis.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Maps and Images

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Leaving the Northeast

3. Coming to Delhi

4. Backward, Head-hunter, Sexy, Chinky

5. Provincial Men, Worldly Women

6. Place-making in the City

7. Conclusion

Short Biographical Note on the Author

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://www.aup.nl/en/publish/open-access

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ISBN:

1-003-70073-X

1-04-078927-7

1-283-69835-8

90-485-1623-4

9781003700739

OCLC:

818867315