Transnational Migrations: The Indian Diaspora

ISBN-13: 9780415483223 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 212 str.

William Safran

Opis

Considering the Indian diaspora from various aspects, this book looks at the 'transnational' nature of the middle class worker as well as addressing topics such as post 9/11 challenges, ethnicity in the USA, cultural identity versus national identity and gender issues amongst the diaspora communities.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Examining the "Global" Indian Middle Class: Gender and Culture in the Silicon Valley/Bangalore Circuit Smitha Radhakrishnan  2. 9/11 and the Indian Diaspora: Narratives of Race, Place and Immigrant Identity Sunil Bhatia  3. Committed to Ethnicity, Committed to America: How Second-Generation Indian Americans' Ethnic Boundaries Further their Americanisation Pawan Dhingra  4. The Indian Diaspora in Transnational Context: Social Relations and Cultural Identities of Immigrants to New York City Gauri Bhattacharya  5. Transnationalism and the Indo-Fijian Diaspora: The Relationship of Indo-Fijian to India and its People Carmen Voight-Graf  6. Home and Away: Diasporas, Developments and Displacements in a Globalising World Pablo Shiladitya Bose.  Index

O autorze

William Safran is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Colorado, USA. Ajaya Kumar Sahoo is Lecturer, Centre for Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad. Brij V. Lal, Professor is former Head of Pacific and Asian History, Australian National University.