Fabrics of Indianness: the exchange and consumption of clothing in transnational Guyanese Hindu communities

Abstract

Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Guyanese Hinduism and the Study of Clothing: An Introduction -- Socio-historical Context and Religious Groups in Guyana -- Guyanese Hindu Traditions -- Guyanese Transnationalism and the Concept of Translocality -- Methodology -- The Material Culture of Clothing and Dress -- Clothing, Closeness, and Migration -- Outline of the Book -- Resemblance, Imitation, and Consumption -- Intimacy, Touch, and Exchange -- References -- Chapter 2: Negotiating 'Indianness' Through Indian Wear -- Defining 'Indian Wear'