Global Nepalis : religion, culture, and community in a new and old diaspora / edited by David N. Gellner, Sondra L. Hausner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gellner, David N., editor.

Hausner, Sondra L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nepali people--Foreign countries--Ethnic identity.

Nepali people.

Emigration and immigration.

Social aspects.

Foreign countries.

Ethnicity.

Nepal--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Nepal.

Physical Description:

xvii, 580 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Nepali/Gorkhali Diaspora since the Nineteenth Century p. 1 / David N. Gellner

Part I The Old Diaspora: South Asia, Southeast Asia, And Beyond

2 Marginal Migrants? Migrant Associations and the Lived Experience of Nepali Migrant Workers in India p. 27 / Jeevan R. Sharma

3 Identifications, State Categorizations, and Religious Changes among Sikkimese Gurungs p. 49 / Mélanie Vandenhelsken

4 The Religious Life of the Gorkhalis of Myanmar p. 80 / Sushma Joshi

5 Creating Nepali Ethnoscapes in Thailand p. 103 / Anil Sakya

6 Fiji Nepalis; Reviving Connections Lost for over a Century p. 137 / Krishna P. Adhikari and Bhimsen Sapkota

Part II The New Diaspora 1: Transnational Urban Migrants In Singapore, The Gulf, And The USA

7 Belonging and Not Belonging: Experiences of Nepali Gurkha Families on Returning from Singapore p. 163 / Kelvin E.Y. Low

8 Popular Music among Nepalis in Bahrain: Nightclubs, Media, Performance, and Publics p. 188 / Anna Stirr

9 'No One Wants to Go Abroad; It's All about Obligation': What Migration Means to Nepali Workers in Qatar p. 210 / Tristan Bruslé

10 Transnational Politics in Nepali Organizations in New York p. 229 / Susan Hangen

11 Imagined Secularisms: Perspectives from the Nepali Diaspora p. 247 / Bandita Sijapati

12 The Khora of Migration: Everyday Practices of (Well) Being and Belonging between Mustang, Nepal, and New York City p. 271 / Sienna R. Craig and Nawang Tsering Gurung

Part III The New Diaspora 2: Ethnicity, Caste, And Religion In The UK

13 Counting Ourselves: CNS UK's 2008 Survey of Nepalis in the UK p. 303 / Krishna P. Adhikari and Chandra Kumar Laksamba

14 Invention and Tradition: Limbu Adaptations of Religion in the Diaspora p. 332 / Bal Gopal Shrestha and David N. Gellner

15 Death and Society: The Performance of Gurung Death Rites in the UK p. 360 / Florence Gurung

16 The Migration of Nepali Nurses to the UK: Transnational Family Ties, Social Ritual, and the Role of Internet Technology p. 387 / Radha Adhikari

17 Caste Discrimination Overseas: Nepali Dalits in England p. 404 / Mitra Pariyar

Part IV Uniting The Diaspora And Having An Impact In The Homeland

18 The Non-Resident Nepali Movement p. 437 / Krishna P. Adhikari and David N. Gellner

19 Tamang Gendered Subjectivities in a Migrating World p. 467 / Kathryn S. March

20 Afterword: Rethinking Diaspora Consciousness p. 508 / Sondra L. Hausner.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-555) and index.

ISBN:

9780199481927

019948192X

OCLC:

1053854924