The Legacy Of Indian Indenture

Author : Maurits S. Hassankhan,Lomarsh Roopnarine,Hans Ramsoedh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351986847

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The Legacy of Indian Indenture by Maurits S. Hassankhan,Lomarsh Roopnarine,Hans Ramsoedh Pdf

This book is the second publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past, present and future, which was organised in June 2013, by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname. The articles are grouped in four sections. Section one concentrates on indenture in the Caribbean and the IndianOcean and includes four diverse, but inter-related chapters and contributions. These reveal some newly- emerging, impressive trends in the study of indenture, essentially departing from the over used neo-slave scholarship. Not only are new concepts explored and analysed, but this section also raises unavoidable questions on previously published studies on indenture. Section two shows that there are many areas that need to be re-examined and explored in the study of indenture. The chapters in this section re-examine personal narratives of indentured labourers, the continuous connection between the Caribbean and India as well as education and Christianization of Indians in Trinidad. The result is impressive. The analysis of personal accounts or voices of indentured servants themselves certainly provides an alternative perception to archival information written mostly by the organizers of indenture. Section three in this volume focuses on ethnicity and politics. In segmented societies like Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago institutional politics and political mobilization are mainly ethnically based. In Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana this has led to ethnic and political tensions. These themes are explored in these three articles. Section four addresses health, medicine and spirituality – themes which, until recently, have received little attention. The first article examines the historical impact of colonialism through indentureship, on the health, health alternatives and health preferences of Indo-Trinidadians, from the period between 1845 to the present. The second examines the use of protective talismans by Indian indentured labourers and their descendants. Little or no psychological research has been done on the spiritual world of Indian immigrants, enslaved Africans and their respective descendants, with special reference to the use of talismans.

Author : Mahin Gosine,Kumar Mahabir,Dipak Malik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : East Indians
ISBN : UOM:39015058715684

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The Legacy of Indian Indenture by Mahin Gosine,Kumar Mahabir,Dipak Malik Pdf

Author : Farzana Gounder,Kalpana Hiralal,Amba Pande,Maurits S. Hassankhan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000295108

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Women, Gender and the Legacy of Slavery and Indenture by Farzana Gounder,Kalpana Hiralal,Amba Pande,Maurits S. Hassankhan Pdf

The age of imperialism ushered in a new phenomenon of large-scale organized migration of labourers through the systems of slavery and indenture, which were devised to feed the colonial political-economy. Another feature of such migrations was that it led to the permanent settlement of the uprooted African and Asian labourers in the new lands. These developments, in the long run, intertwined the histories of the ‘ruler’ and the ‘ruled’, the so-called ‘civilized’ and the ‘uncivilized’ along with the people from various continents, thus giving rise to plural societies. The narratives, however, remained dominated by the colonial legacies and frames of reference. Today such historical colonial narratives are being challenged and clarified through multi-disciplinary academic engagements. The authors in this volume take gender as a prominent analytical category and raise new questions and understandings in the way we conceptualize, document and write about gendered migrations in the diaspora. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Author : Maurits S. Hassankhan,Lomarsh Roopnarine,Radica Mahase
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351985901

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Social and Cultural Dimensions of Indian Indentured Labour and Its Diaspora by Maurits S. Hassankhan,Lomarsh Roopnarine,Radica Mahase Pdf

This book is the third publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past, present and future, which was organised in June 2013 by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname.

Author : Amba Pande
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811511776

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Indentured and Post-Indentured Experiences of Women in the Indian Diaspora by Amba Pande Pdf

This book describes the processes of migration and settlement of indentured Indian women and tries to map their struggles, challenges and agencies. It highlights the fact that even though indentured women faced various kinds of violence and abuse owing to the authoritarian and patriarchal setup of the plantations, over a period of time, they managed to turn the adverse circumstances to their advantage. They struggled to emerge as productive workforces and empowered themselves through acquiring education and skill, and negotiating new spaces and identities for themselves. At the same time, they also raised families in often inhospitable circumstances, passing on to their descendants, a strong foundation to build successful lives for themselves.The book discusses indentured women from a multidisciplinary perspective and adopts multiple methodologies, including primary and secondary sources, personal narrations, pictorial representations and theoretical discussions. It also provides an overview of the current discourses and the changing paradigms of the studies on Indian indentured women. Further, it presents a detailed, region-wise description of indentured women migrants. The regions covered in this book are Asia- Pacific (countries covered are Fiji, Burma and Nepal); Africa (countries covered are South Africa, Mauritius and Reunion Island); and the Caribbean (countries covered are Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago). In addition, one full section of the book is devoted to the theoretical frameworks that touch upon gender performativity, normative misogyny, Bahadur's Coolie Women, literary representations and resistance movements. It is intended for academics and researches in the field of diaspora/migration/transnational studies, history, sociology, literature, women/gender studies, as well as policymakers and general readers interested in the personal experiences of women and migrants.

Author : Gaiutra Bahadur
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780226043388

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Coolie Woman by Gaiutra Bahadur Pdf

Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize: “[Bahadur] combines her journalistic eye for detail and story-telling gifts with probing questions . . . a haunting portrait.” —The Independent In 1903, a young woman sailed from India to Guiana as a “coolie” —the British name for indentured laborers who replaced the newly emancipated slaves on sugar plantations all around the world. Pregnant and traveling alone, this woman, like so many coolies, disappeared into history. Now, in Coolie Woman, her great-granddaughter embarks on a journey into the past to find her. Traversing three continents and trawling through countless colonial archives, Gaiutra Bahadur excavates not only her great-grandmother’s story but also the repressed history of some quarter of a million other coolie women, shining a light on their complex lives. Shunned by society, and sometimes in mortal danger, many coolie women were runaways, widows, or outcasts. Many left husbands and families behind to migrate alone in epic sea voyages—traumatic “middle passages” —only to face a life of hard labor, dismal living conditions, and, especially, sexual exploitation. As Bahadur explains, however, it is precisely their sexuality that makes coolie women stand out as figures in history. Greatly outnumbered by men, they were able to use sex with their overseers to gain various advantages, an act that often incited fatal retaliations from coolie men and sometimes larger uprisings of laborers against their overlords. Complex and unpredictable, sex was nevertheless a powerful tool. Examining this and many other facets of these remarkable women’s lives, Coolie Woman is a meditation on survival, a gripping story of a double diaspora—from India to the West Indies in one century, Guyana to the United States in the next—that is at once a search for roots and an exploration of gender and power, peril and opportunity.

Author : Krishna Gubili
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781684663255

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VIRIAH by Krishna Gubili Pdf

Slavery was abolished in the British empire in 1835. The demand for sugar was exploding with people consuming increasing amounts of sugar in chooclates, tea and sweets. To fuel the growing first-world sugar industry of the late 1800s, 1.3 million Indians were shipped to labor on sugarcane plantations in Mauritius, South Africa, Caribbean, Fiji and Reunion. The indenture system was not too different from slavery. Coolies labored from dawn to dusk, day after day, year after year in inhuman working and living conditions. This book is about the search for my great grandfather and the story of Indian Indenture.

Author : Maurits S. Hassankhan,Lomarsh Roopnarine,Cheryl White,Radica Mahase
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351986717

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Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour by Maurits S. Hassankhan,Lomarsh Roopnarine,Cheryl White,Radica Mahase Pdf

This book is the first publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past, Present and Future, which was organised in June 2013, by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname.

Author : Steven Ratuva
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9811328994

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The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity by Steven Ratuva Pdf

This handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge analysis of ethnicity through diverse multidisciplinary lenses. It explores numerous aspects of ethnicity and how it is linked to a range of contemporary political, economic and social issues at the global, regional as well as local levels. In a world where globalization has enveloped and transformed societies through economic and financial integration, social media networks, knowledge transfer, transnational travel, technology and education, there is a tendency to frame issues largely from the standpoint of economic, political and strategic interests of the dominant powers. Issues such as ethnic and cultural identity are often ignored partly because they are too complex to deal with. In this regard, the study of ethnicity is critical in delving deeper into people’s worldviews, perceptions of each other, relationships and sense of identification to help us uncover some of the deeper perceptions and meanings of social change as seen and shared by cultural groups as they adapt to the fast-changing world. To better inform ourselves of the complexities of ethnicity and relationship to contemporary global developments and challenges, an approach which is people-centered, balanced, comprehensive and research-based is needed. The multidisciplinary approach of this handbook provides conceptual and empirical narratives across different disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, political studies, cultural studies, media studies, literature, law, development studies and economics, to name a few. It includes comparative case studies from different parts of the world to enrich our understanding of the diverse experiences. The chapters focus on contemporary issues and situations while drawing from historical reflections and lessons. The idea is not only to illuminate the intricacies of ethnic identity, but also to provide innovative ideas to help understand and address some of the contemporary challenges associated with these in our world today.

Author : Jean-Claude Escalante
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : East Indians
ISBN : 9798747304994

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From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship by Jean-Claude Escalante Pdf

History of the largest ethnic group in Trinidad. Their presence began as an experiment after the abolition of the British slave trade left the planters scrambling for labor. Between 1845 and 1917 over 140,000 East Indians were brought to Trinidad to work on sugar plantations. Since then, East Indian Trinidadians have risen among some of the most prominent members in society excelling in business, education and politics. This study examines the success of Indians in Trinidad through many societal factors, particularly cultural factors.

Author : David Eltis,Stanley L. Engerman,Keith R. Bradley,Paul Cartledge,Seymour Drescher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521840682

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The Cambridge World History of Slavery: Volume 3, AD 1420-AD 1804 by David Eltis,Stanley L. Engerman,Keith R. Bradley,Paul Cartledge,Seymour Drescher Pdf

The various manifestations of coerced labour between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of Haiti.

Author : Prem Misir
Publisher : Springer
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811051661

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The Subaltern Indian Woman by Prem Misir Pdf

This book focuses on subjugated indentured Indian women, who are constantly faced with race, gender, caste, and class oppression and inequality on overseas European-owned plantations, but who are also armed with latent links to the women’s abolition movements in the homeland. Also examining their post-indenture life, it employs a paradigm of male-dominated Indian women in India at the margins of an enduringly patriarchal society, a persisting backdrop to the huge 19th century post-slavery movement of the agricultural indentured workforce drawn largely from India. This book depicts the antithetical and contradictory explanations for the indentured Indian women’s cries, degradation and dehumanization and how the politics of change and control impacted their social organization and its legacy. The book owes its origins to the 2017 centennial commemorative event celebrating 100 years of the abolition of the indenture system of Indian labor that victimized and dehumanized Indians from 1834 through 1917.

Author : Maurits S. Hassankhan,Goolam Vahed,Lomarsh Roopnarine
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351986878

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Indentured Muslims in the Diaspora by Maurits S. Hassankhan,Goolam Vahed,Lomarsh Roopnarine Pdf

This is the fourth publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past, Present and Future, which was organised in June 2013 by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname. The core of the book is based on a conference panel which focused specifically on the experience of Muslim with indentured migrants and their descendants. This is a significant contribution since the focus of most studies on Indian indenture has been almost exclusively on Hindu religion and culture, even though an estimated seventeen percent of migrants were Muslims. This book thus fills an important gap in the indentured historiography, both to understand that past as well as to make sense of the present, when Muslim identities are undergoing rapid changes in response to both local and global realities. The book includes a chapter on the experiences of Muslim indentured immigrants of Indonesian descent who settled in Suriname. The core questions in the study are as follows: What role did Islam play in the lives of (Indian) Muslim migrants in their new settings during indenture and in the post-indenture period? How did Islam help migrants adapt and acculturate to their new environment? What have been the similarities and differences in practices, traditions and beliefs between Muslim communities in the different countries and between them and the country of origin? How have Islamic practices and Muslim identities transformed over time? What role does Islam play in the Muslims’ lives in these countries in the contemporary period? In order to respond to these questions, this book examines the historic place of Islam in migrants’ place of origin and provides a series of case studies that focus on the various countries to which the indentured Indians migrated, such as Mauritius, South Africa, Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname and Fiji, to understand the institutionalisation of Islam in these settings and the actual lived experience of Muslims which is culturally and historically specific, bound by the circumstances of individuals’ location in time and space. The chapters in this volume also provide a snapshot of the diversity and similarity of lived Muslim experiences.

Author : Ashwin Desai,Goolam H. Vahed
Publisher : HSRC Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Contract labor
ISBN : 0796922446

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Inside Indian Indenture by Ashwin Desai,Goolam H. Vahed Pdf

Many were filled with hopes as high as the stars as they crossed the Indian Ocean, making their way from India to Durban in southern Africa in the late 1800s. Yet, realising the dream of a better life and returning home triumphant was not to be for many. Thousands returned with less than they had started out with, only to find that home was no longer the place they had left. The travellers, too, had changed irrevocably: caste had been transgressed, relatives had died and spaces for reintegration had closed up as colonialism tightened its grip. Home for these wandering exiles was no more.

Author : Maria del Pilar Kaladeen,David Dabydeen,Tina K Ramnarine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0745343554

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The Other Windrush by Maria del Pilar Kaladeen,David Dabydeen,Tina K Ramnarine Pdf

The history and legacy of Indian and Chinese Caribbean indentured labourers who were part of the Windrush generation