Colonial visions, postcolonial revisions : images of the Indian diaspora in Malaysia / by Shanthini Pillai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pillai, Shanthini.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Indians--Malaysia--Malaya--History--19th century--Sources.

East Indians.

Plantation workers--Malaysia--Malaya--History--19th century--Sources.

Plantation workers.

Plantation life in literature.

Maniam, K. S--Criticism and interpretation.

Maniam, K. S.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers reflections of the representations of the Indian diaspora of Malaysia according to two spectrums, colonial and postcolonial. It takes seed from the belief that any engagement Other the Indian diasporic experience in Malaysia must take into account the role of the pioneer Indian immigrants who carved the niche of existence for the overseas Indian on Malayan soil. It begins by tracing their presence Otherin the terrain of colonial narratives to uncover, not only the ways in which...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--National University of Singapore).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [114]-121) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-04290-4

9786612042904

1-4438-0271-9

OCLC:

815769525