Britain's Anglo-Indians : the invisibility of assimilation / Rochelle Almeida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Almeida, Rochelle, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anglo-Indians--History--20th century.

Anglo-Indians--Cultural assimilation--India.

Anglo-Indians--Cultural assimilation--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017.

Summary:

This study examines the cultural experience of Anglo-Indians, those of mixed British and Indian ancestry who settled in Britain following India's independence. Using archival research, ethnography, and literary and cultural analyses, Almeida investigates the initial migration of Anglo-Indians and their decades-long experience of assimilation.

Contents:

The impact on Anglo-Indians of the British nationality act of 1948: interpretation, analysis, critique

Immigrants, refugees, or both?: migration theory and the Anglo-Indian exodus

Stage one: competence and competition

State two: conflict and clash

Stage three: adjustment and accommodation

Stage four: assimilation and integration.

Notes:

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