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Worldly Afterlives : Tracing Family Trails Between India and Empire.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stephens, Julia.
- Series:
- Histories of Economic Life Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families.
- Families--India--History--19th century.
- India.
- Great Britain.
- India--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- The hidden histories of empire, told through the haunted afterlives of colonial migrations Indian migrants provided the labor that enabled the British Empire to gain control over a quarter of the world's population and territory.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction: Worldly Afterlives
- 1. Cosmopolitan Graves
- 2. In-Laws
- 3. Jahaji Roots
- 4. Seamen's Album
- 5. Digital Genealogy
- Conclusion: Uprooting History
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Select Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Resources
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-27780-X
- OCLC:
- 1543214204
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