Suchergebnisse

Introduction : the issue of immigrant homemaking -- British Indian ethnogenesis : their historical homemaking in the Caribbean -- Ethnicity and political integration : making the political home -- Homemaking by Douglarisation? -- Institutional homemaking of Dutch Hindustanis -- Second-generation transnationalism -- Technology, social networks and culture of young Hindustanis -- Shopping in Mumbai : transnational homemaking.

Introduction : the politics of integration in Indian diaspora societies / Ruben Gowricharn -- Durban Indians and self-help in South Africa's democracy / Bobby Luthra Sinha and Anand Singh -- Integrated lives? A reading of the popularised image as a phenotype for being Indian in South Africa / Nalini Moodley-Diar -- The NRI Gupta Waterkloof landing : implications for political integration of PIOs in South Africa / Brij Maharaj -- Transnational identity and political integration in Trinidad and Tobago / Susan Julia Chand and David T. Chand -- Reconciling boundaries and identities : the world of Dr. Sudhindra Bose in early 20th century America / Koushiki Dasgupta -- From cyber-Hindutva to Ab Ki Baar Trump Sarkar : (trans)national entanglements of Hindu diaspora political integration / Eviane Leidig -- The gift of diasporic citizenship : the overseas citizenship of India scheme as a tool for nation-building / Johann Salazar -- Indo-Caribbean ethnicity and political integration / Ruben Gowricharn.

This book studies the political integration of Indian diaspora communities into their host societies. It argues that insertion occurs on an ethnic basis which enables these groups to utilise their clout, and at the same time exert collective rights in matters like freedom of religion, organisation and lifestyle. Drawing on case studies from South Africa, America, and the Caribbean, the volume analyses different forms, levels and patterns of groupist political integration. It examines various instances of integration such as anti-Indian apartheid laws; the life and times of Dr Sudhindra Bose, one of the early Bengali intellectuals in the US; Hindutva organisations in the US/UK; as well as the introduction of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Scheme by the Indian government. An important intervention in the study of ethnic groups and their integration, the book will be of interest to students and researchers of diaspora studies, globalization and transnational migration, cultural studies, minority studies, sociology, political studies, international relations, and South Asian studies.

"This book develops a theoretical perspective on homemaking as the ethnic condition of Indian diaspora communities. It draws on empirical case studies to elucidate the multiple homemaking practices of two overseas Indian groups and their relations to their homeland, namely the Surinami Hindustanis and the Dutch Hindustanis. In doing so, it provides a new perspective on homemaking that captures ethnogenesis, integration, and diasporic bonding at once. As opposed to the extant discourse on homemaking which overlooks institutional and cultural requirements, the author makes a point to scrutinise such concepts as douglarisation, groupism, citizenship, institutions, ethnification, social networks and technology, and transnational flows. Unique and compelling, the book will be highly useful in studies of diaspora, globalization and transnational migration, multiculturalism, cultural studies, ethnic minority studies, sociology, politics and international relations, and South Asian studies"--

"This book critically examines new perspectives on the transformations in Indian diaspora. It studies the changing perspectives on the historical background of the Indian diaspora and analyses fresh and emerging views in response to new configurations in diaspora relations. The volume highlights the transformation of the old Indian diaspora into a new ensemble in which economic, ideological and cultural forces predominate and interact closely. It looks at various themes including Indian indentured emigration to sugar colonies, comparisons between labour migration from India and China, the Girmitiya diaspora, Indian diaspora in Africa and the rise of racial nationalism, India's soft power in the Gulf region, and the repurposing of the 'Hindutva' idea of India for Western societies, undertaken by diaspora communities. Lucid and topical, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of diaspora studies, migration studies, political studies, international relations, globalisation, political sociology, sociology and South Asia studies"--

"This volume examines Indian diasporic communities in various countries including the UK, Trinidad, Portugal, Netherlands, and Fiji, among others, and presents new perspectives on the shifting nature of Indian transnationalism. The book discusses how migrant communities reinforce the diaspora and retain a group identity, while at the same time maintaining a bond with their homelands; highlights new tendencies in the configuration of Indian transnationalism, especially cultural entanglements with the host countries and the differentiation of homelands; studies forces affecting bonding among these communities such as global and local encounters, glocalisation, as well as economic, political and cultural changes within the Indian state and the wider Indian diaspora. Featuring a diverse collection of essays rooted in robust fieldwork, this volume will be of great importance for students and researchers of diaspora studies, globalization and transnational migration, cultural studies, minority studies, sociology, political studies, international relations, and South Asian studies"--

"This volume examines Indian diasporic communities in various countries including the UK, Trinidad, Portugal, Netherlands, and Fiji, among others, and presents new perspectives on the shifting nature of Indian transnationalism. The book discusses how migrant communities reinforce the diaspora and retain a group identity, while at the same time maintaining a bond with their homelands; highlights new tendencies in the configuration of Indian transnationalism, especially cultural entanglements with the host countries and the differentiation of homelands; studies forces affecting bonding among these communities such as global and local encounters, glocalisation, as well as economic, political and cultural changes within the Indian state and the wider Indian diaspora. Featuring a diverse collection of essays rooted in robust fieldwork, this volume will be of great importance for students and researchers of diaspora studies, globalization and transnational migration, cultural studies, minority studies, sociology, political studies, international relations, and South Asian studies"--

"The topics addressed in this book vary from issues in multicultural society to scholarship. In fourteen short essays the authors discuss crucial topics, including personal sociology, arts, policy making, creolisation, diaspora communities, minority empowerment, political exclusion, homemaking, and practice of science. This liber amicorum offers a unique collection of essays that opens a fresh window for everybody interested in multicultural societies, history, arts and social science. The contributions to this book represent a fine scholarship dealing with contemporary issues in society and academia"--