Global South Asians

Introducing the modern Diaspora

Judith M. Brown (University of Oxford)

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Cambridge University Press
31 August 2006

Migration, immigration & emigration; Social & cultural anthropology; Human geography

Series: New Approaches to Asian History

By the end of the twentieth century some nine million people of South Asian descent had left India, Bangladesh or Pakistan and settled in different parts of the world, forming a diverse and significant modern diaspora. In the early nineteenth century, many left reluctantly to seek economic opportunities which were lacking at home. This is the story of their often painful experiences in the diaspora, how they constructed new social communities overseas and how they maintained connections with the countries and the families they had left behind. It is a story compellingly told by one of the premier historians of modern South Asia, Judith Brown, whose particular knowledge of the diaspora in Britain and South Africa gives her insight as a commentator. This is a book which will have a broad appeal to general readers as well as to students of South Asian and colonial history, migration studies and sociology.

By: Judith M. Brown (University of Oxford)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 474g
ISBN: 9780521844567
ISBN 10: 0521844568
Series: New Approaches to Asian History
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 31 August 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , College/higher education , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. Traditions of stability and movement; 2. Making a modern diaspora; 3. Creating new homes and communities; 4. Relating to the new homeland; 5. Relating to the old homeland; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Judith M. Brown is Beit Professor of Commonwealth History, University of Oxford; and Professorial Fellow of Balliol College. Her recent publications include Gandhi. Prisoner of Hope (1989) and Nehru. A Political Life (2003).