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Transnational South Asians : the making of a neo-diaspora / edited by Susan Koshy and R. Radhakrishnan.

Contributor(s): Koshy, Susan | Radhakrishnan, R. (Rajagopalan)Publication details: New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. Description: vi, 378 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780195695892; 0195695895Subject(s): South Asians -- Foreign countries | South Asians -- Ethnic identity | South Asian diaspora | Transnationalism | South Asia -- Emigration and immigrationLOC classification: DS339.4 | .T73 2008Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
1. Introduction, Susan Koshy Part I: Social Networks, Cultural Practices, and the Processes of Settlement 2. Slaves, Servants, and Sugar Barons in Mauritius: Diversity and Transformation in a Historical South Asian Diaspora, Marina Carter 3. Taz?a Fiji! The Place of Potentiality, Sudesh Mishra Part II: Religion, Displacement, and Belonging 4. Islamophobia and Muslim Recognition in Britain,, Steven Vertovec 5. South Asian Assertiveness in Britain, Tariq Modood 6 Kerala, South India. Camilla and Filippo Osellas Part III: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Location 7. Dougla Logics: Miscegenation and the National Imaginary in Trinidad, Viranjini Munasinghe 8. Roomful of Asha: Gendered Productions of Ethnicity in Britain's 'Asian Underground' Falu Bakrania 9. Coming Out of the Almirah: South Asian Americans Struggle with Coming out in a Gay America that Looks Nothing Like Them, Sandip Roy Part IV: Labour Regimes and Trans-ethnic Histories of Diaspora 10. The Skin of Pearls: Remembering and Forgetting in Diaspora Narratives, Suvendrini Perera 11. Braceros and Techno-Bracers: Guest Workers in the United States and the Commodification of Low Wage and High Wage Labour Sharmila Rudrappa Part V: Long-distance Patriotism: Host Countries, Homelands, and Diasporas 12. The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora: Warmongers or Peacebuilders, Camila Orjuela and Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah 13. Bollywood, USA: Diasporas, Nations, and the State of Cinema, Jigna Desai
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction, Susan Koshy Part I: Social Networks, Cultural Practices, and the Processes of Settlement 2. Slaves, Servants, and Sugar Barons in Mauritius: Diversity and Transformation in a Historical South Asian Diaspora, Marina Carter 3. Taz?a Fiji! The Place of Potentiality, Sudesh Mishra Part II: Religion, Displacement, and Belonging 4. Islamophobia and Muslim Recognition in Britain,, Steven Vertovec 5. South Asian Assertiveness in Britain, Tariq Modood 6 Kerala, South India. Camilla and Filippo Osellas Part III: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Location 7. Dougla Logics: Miscegenation and the National Imaginary in Trinidad, Viranjini Munasinghe 8. Roomful of Asha: Gendered Productions of Ethnicity in Britain's 'Asian Underground' Falu Bakrania 9. Coming Out of the Almirah: South Asian Americans Struggle with Coming out in a Gay America that Looks Nothing Like Them, Sandip Roy Part IV: Labour Regimes and Trans-ethnic Histories of Diaspora 10. The Skin of Pearls: Remembering and Forgetting in Diaspora Narratives, Suvendrini Perera 11. Braceros and Techno-Bracers: Guest Workers in the United States and the Commodification of Low Wage and High Wage Labour Sharmila Rudrappa Part V: Long-distance Patriotism: Host Countries, Homelands, and Diasporas 12. The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora: Warmongers or Peacebuilders, Camila Orjuela and Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah 13. Bollywood, USA: Diasporas, Nations, and the State of Cinema, Jigna Desai