04241nam 22006854a 450 991081021110332120200520144314.01-107-16390-01-280-70245-10-511-80765-10-511-24592-00-511-24445-20-511-24661-70-511-31897-90-511-24520-3(CKB)1000000000352711(EBL)274841(OCoLC)252528654(SSID)ssj0000163581(PQKBManifestationID)11164596(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163581(PQKBWorkID)10117320(PQKB)10855571(UkCbUP)CR9780511807657(MiAaPQ)EBC274841(Au-PeEL)EBL274841(CaPaEBR)ebr10150359(CaONFJC)MIL70245(EXLCZ)99100000000035271120061115d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGlobal South Asians introducing the modern diaspora /Judith M. Brown1st ed.Cambridge Cambridge University Press20061 online resource (xiv, 197 pages) digital, PDF file(s)New approaches to Asian historyTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-60630-6 0-521-84456-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-192) and index.Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1 Traditions of stability and movement -- 1 The subcontinent under British rule: the image of rural stability -- 2 India and a larger imperial world -- 3 The opportunities of a post-colonial world -- 2 Making a modern diaspora -- 1 Movement in the age of empire -- Indentured labour -- Contract labour -- Free Indian movement -- 2 Movement in an age of decolonisation and globalisation -- South Asian migration into the United Kingdom -- Second time migrations -- The lure of the Middle East -- The movement of the skilled -- 3 Creating new homes and communities -- 1 Finding a place in the host economy and creating an economic base -- Different economic trajectories -- 2 Constructing social networks -- 3 Constructing religious networks and institutions -- Re-establishing religious traditions in the diaspora -- Managing change -- Representing South Asian religion abroad -- 4 Relating to the new homeland -- 1 Ethnicity and national identity -- 2 Citizenship and participation -- 3 Religious pluralism -- 4 Cultural interactions and contributions -- 5 Relating to the old homeland -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.By the end of the twentieth century some nine million people of South Asian descent had left India, Bangladesh or Pakistan and settled in different parts of the world, forming a diverse and significant modern diaspora. In the early nineteenth century, many left reluctantly to seek economic opportunities which were lacking at home. This is the story of their often painful experiences in the diaspora, how they constructed new social communities overseas and how they maintained connections with the countries and the families they had left behind. It is a story compellingly told by one of the premier historians of modern South Asia, Judith Brown, whose particular knowledge of the diaspora in Britain and South Africa gives her insight as a commentator. This is a book which will have a broad appeal to general readers as well as to students of South Asian and colonial history, migration studies and sociology.New approaches to Asian history.South Asian diasporaSouth AsiansMigrationsSouth Asian diaspora.South AsiansMigrations.909.04914Brown Judith M(Judith Margaret),1944-125427MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810211103321Global South Asians4004522UNINA