Identity and Marginality in India: Settlement Experience of Afghan Migrants

ISBN-13: 9781138607965 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 224 str.

Anwesha Ghosh

Opis

This book is a study of the displaced Afghan migrant population in India, in particular the persecuted Sikhs and Hindus who are religious minorities in Afghanistan and make up a majority of Afghan migrants in India. It explores the relationship between acculturation and identity development.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Why study the experiences of Afghan ‘Refugees’ in India?  2. Considerations Concerning the Concepts of Identity and Acculturation with respect to Afghan ‘refugees’ in India  3. Stages of ‘Refugee’ Lives: A Community Perspective  4. The Settlement Experiences of the Afghan ‘Refugees’ in India- Expectation and Reality  5. Conclusion: ‘Lost Between Worlds’: Afghans in India Longing to Belong

O autorze

Anwesha Ghosh received her doctoral degree from the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany under the DAAD Conflict Studies and Management Programme in 2017. She has published extensively in the field of aid diplomacy, India’s foreign policy, regional cooperation, gender, migration and refugees - all in respect to Afghanistan. Her publications include Afghanistan from Enduring Freedom to Enduring Chaos: Implications for India (2012), A Leap Forward: Education, Capacity Building and Indo-Afghanistan Co-operation (2014) and Afghan Women in Transition: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (2017).