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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460045403321

Autore

Carter Marina

Titolo

Coolitude : an anthology of the Indian labour diaspora / / Marina Carter and Khal Torabully [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Anthem Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-283-37755-1

9786613377555

1-84331-367-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem South Asian Studies

Disciplina

808.80355

Soggetti

East Indians - Foreign countries

East Indians - Relocation

East Indian diaspora

Foreign workers, East Indian

Indic literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-243).

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Main Body; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Coolie Odyssey: A Voyage in Time and Space; Chapter 2. Thrice Victimized: Casting the Coolie; Chapter 3. Surviving Indenture; Chapter 4. Reclaiming the 'Other': Diaspora Indians and the Coolie Heritage; Chapter 5. Some Theoretical Premises of Coolitude; Conclusion: Revoicing the Coolie; Poetic and Critical Texts of Coolitude; End Matter; Notes; Notes: Introduction; Notes: Chapter 1; Notes: Chapter 2; Notes: Chapter 3; Notes: Chapter 4; Notes: Chapter 5; Notes: Conclusion; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

A deconstruction of the stereotypical depictions of the coolie in the British Empire.