Displacement and exile : the state-refugee relations in India /

The lack of knowledge of cross-border displacement is a serious problem in our understanding of the societies of South Asia. Millions of people have been affected by cross-border displacement. We know far too little about the displacement, about the lives in exile. This study examines the complex re...

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Main Author: Dasgupta, Abhijit (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The lack of knowledge of cross-border displacement is a serious problem in our understanding of the societies of South Asia. Millions of people have been affected by cross-border displacement. We know far too little about the displacement, about the lives in exile. This study examines the complex relations between the state and the displaced in the Indian states of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 233 pages, 6 leaves of plates) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index.
ISBN:9780199086986
0199086982