Domicile and diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : Anglo-Indian women and the spatial politics of home / / Alison Blunt

• Autore: Blunt Alison
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 288 p. ) : ill., map
• Disciplina: 305.48891411
• Soggetto topico: Women, Anglo-Indian - History - 20th century; Women, Anglo-Indian - Social conditions - 20th century; Anglo-Indians - Race identity; Anglo-Indians - Ethnic identity; Anglo-Indians - Migrations - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-277) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: List of Figures. Series Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Domicile and Diaspora: An Introduction . Domicile. Diaspora. Home, Memory and Nostalgia. Methodology. Chapter Outline. 2 At Home in British India: Imperial Domesticity and National Identity . Imperial Domesticity. Nationalist Domesticity. Domicile and Domesticity. 'Land of our Mothers'. Home, Identity and Nationality. Conclusions. 3 Home, Community and Nation: Domesticating Identity and Embodying Modernity. Domesticating Identity. Embodying Modernity. Domestic Transgression. Home, Community and Nation. Conclusions. 4 Colonization and Settlement: Anglo-Indian Homelands . Homelands and Settlements. Anglo-Indian Colonization and Settlement. Colonizing McCluskieganj. Anglo-Indian Home-making. Dreams of the Future. McCluskieganj Today. Conclusions. 5 Independence and Decolonization: Anglo-Indian Resettlement in Britain . Migration and Resettlement. Britishness, Whiteness and Mixed Descent. Documenting Paternity and Recolonizing Identity. Unsettled Domesticity. Embodied Identities and the Limits of Familiarity. Conclusions. 6 Mixed Descent, Migration and Multiculturalism: Anglo-Indians in Australia since 1947 . Anglo-Indians in White Australia. HMAS Manoora. Anglo-Indian Migration in the Wake of HMAS Manoora. From 'Race' to 'Culture'. From White Australia to Multiculturalism. Anglo-Indians in Multicultural Australia. Conclusions. 7 At Home in Independent India: Post-Imperial Domesticity and National Identity. Staying on in India. Nationality and Community. Anglo-Indian Women in Independent India. Dress. Home and Work. Marriage. Conclusions. 8 Domicile and Diaspora: Conclusions . Bibliography. Appendix 1 Archival Sources. Appendix 2 Interviews and Focus Groups. Notes. Bibliography. Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on interviews and archival research, this work investigates geographies of home and identity for Anglo-Indian women in the 50 years before and after Indian independence in 1947.
• Titolo autorizzato: Domicile and diaspora
• ISBN: 1-4443-9918-7; 1-4051-4119-0; 1-281-21416-7; 9786611214166; 0-470-71274-0; 1-4051-4130-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910831051703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RGS-IBG book series.