South Asian migrations in global history : labour, law and wayward lives /

This collection explores how migrations across South Asia have shaped key aspects of globalization since the 1830s. With original research from colonial India, Fiji, Mexico, South Africa, North America and the Middle East, the essays explore indentured labour and its legacies, law as a site of regul...

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Other Authors:	Bose, Neilesh (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2021]
Subjects:	South Asians > Migrations. Foreign workers, South Asian > History. South Asians > Foreign countries. South Asian diaspora. South Asia > Emigration and immigration > Historiography. Globalization.

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Summary:	This collection explores how migrations across South Asia have shaped key aspects of globalization since the 1830s. With original research from colonial India, Fiji, Mexico, South Africa, North America and the Middle East, the essays explore indentured labour and its legacies, law as a site of regulation and historical biography. Showcasing a world history outside empire and nation, this book presents histories from below with global implications.
Physical Description:	xix, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-248) and index.
ISBN:	9781350124677 1350124672 9781350197343 1350197343