LEADER 01919nam 2200361 n 450 001 9910476844103321 005 20230510190043.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000000566257 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000000566257 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000000566257 100 $a20230510d2017 uu 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCity of Strangers $eGulf migration and the Indian community in Bahrain /$fAndrew Gardner 210 1$aIthaca :$cILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 188 pages) 311 $a0-8014-6219-3 327 $aIntroduction : structural violence and transnational migration in the Gulf states -- Pearls, oil, and the British Empire : a short history of Bahrain -- Foreign labor in peril : the Indian transnational proletariat -- Strategic transnationalism : the Indian diasporic elite -- The public sphere : social clubs and voluntary associations in the Indian community -- Contested identities, contested positions : English-language newspapers and the public sphere -- The invigorated state : transnationalism, citizen, and state -- Conclusion : Bahrain at the vanguard of change in the Gulf. 330 $aExploring the everyday experiences of workers from India who have migrated to Bahrain, this study contributes significantly to our understanding of politics and society among the Persian Gulf states and of the migrant labor phenomenon that is an increasingly important aspect of globalization. 517 $aCity of Strangers 606 $aEthnic relations 615 0$aEthnic relations. 676 $a305.8 700 $aGardner$b Andrew$01357444 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910476844103321 996 $aCity of Strangers$93363444 997 $aUNINA