The Indentured Archipelago
Experiences of Indian Labour in Mauritius and Fiji, 1871-1916
Published on 6. October 2021
297 pages
978-1-009-08291-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on the spatial experiences of Indian indentured labourers in Mauritius and Fiji and reveals previously unexplored labour movements across the so-called Indentured Archipelago. It offers a historical geographical perspective of the lives of these labourers in Mauritius and Fiji, situating their experiences in the wider context of spatial mobility and subaltern agency. The concept of re-migration - labourers moving between these colonies, and beyond - is explored, and the scale of this facet of indentured life is revealed, in a way which has not been done to date. It brings to the fore a debate on subaltern agency, and role of geography in exploring the lives of these labourers both within and between colonies. The book also brings to light the numerous proposals for the use of Indian indentured labour across the globe, highlighting the centrality of Indian indenture to the post-abolition labour discourse.
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'... an excellent and superbly researched addition to the global historical scholarship on indenture.' Kalyani Ramnath, American Historical ReviewMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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File size
10,73 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-009-08291-4 (9781009082914)
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Reshaad Durgahee
The Indentured Archipelago
Experiences of Indian Labour in Mauritius and Fiji, 1871-1916
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02/2022
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Indentured Spaces: Mauritius; 3. Indentured Spaces: Fiji; 4. Subaltern Careering; 5. Innovation and New Migration Routes; 6. Conclusion: Space, Agency, Mobility, Geography; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
