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Literature of Girmitiya : history, culture and identity / Neha Singh, Sajaudeen Chapparban, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indic literature--History and criticism.
- Indic literature.
- East Indian diaspora in literature.
- East Indian diaspora--Social conditions.
- East Indian diaspora.
- East Indians--Foreign countries--Social life and customs.
- East Indians.
- Indentured servants--India--History.
- Indentured servants.
- East Indians--Migrations--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2.Language, Literature and Cultural Identity: A Case Study of Malaysian Tamil Diaspora
- 3. Girmit as a Global Labour Regime: Essentials, Expansion and Exceptions
- 4. Tracing the Girmitiya Consciousness in Bhojpuri Folkloric Songs: A Study of Select Bhojpuri Video Songs
- 5. The Poetics of Unsung Chutney Singer Lakhan Karriah of Trinidad
- 6. Poetics of the Crossing (Re)routing Identity in Indenture
- 7. Convicts as the Indentured Labour: Role and Contribution of Indians to the Development Works in the Southeast Asia
- 8. Preservation of Cultural Heritage: A Case study of Girmitya in Mauritius
- 9. Reality and Illusion about India In Girmitiya literature: A Study on Capildeo Family
- 10. Resurgence of Girmitiya; Journey through Indian Diaspora
- 11. The Girmityas and Power Politics: A Genealogical Analysis of Colonial Fiji
- 12. Relocating cultural identity: Pattern and Conditions of Indian Diaspora in Fiji
- 13. Articulating Experiences and Unterrable sufferings of Girmitiyas in Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies
- 14. Indentured Labour Migration from Bombay Presidency: A study of Marathi speaking Community in Mauritius
- 15. Vivid Girmitiya Sacraments: A Study of Ganga and Ganga Talao
- 16. Swadeshi Girmitology: A Critical Study of Eurocentric History of the Indian Indenture System with Indian perspective.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 8, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9789811946219
- 9811946213
- Publisher Number:
- 99993275557
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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