Ruben Gowricharn (Professor of Indian Diaspora Studies, VU-University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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,...
This book studies the political integration of Indian diaspora communities into their host societies. It argues that insertion occurs on an ethnic bas...