This book is the third publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past, present and future, which was organised in June 2013 by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
Edited by:
Maurits S. Hassankhan,
Lomarsh Roopnarine,
Radica Mahase
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 689g
ISBN: 9781032920924
ISBN 10: 1032920920
Pages: 374
Publication Date: 14 October 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction PART 1: WOMEN, LABOUR AND NARRATIVES 1. Plantation Patriarchy and Structural Violence: Women Workers in Sri Lanka Rachel Kurian and Kumari Jayawardena 2. My Life My Story: Narratives of the Women Left Behind Nivedita Singh 3. Tracing the Past of Hindustani Indentured Women in Suriname, 1873-1921 Tanya Sitaram PART 2: SOCIAL ISSUES AMONG HINDUSTANI IMMIGRANTS IN THE NETHERLANDS 4. Gender-specific Problems among Surinamese Hindustanis: Suicide and Alcoholism Indra Boedjarath 5. Elderly Surinamese Hindustanis in the Netherlands Nirmala Birjmohan 6. Emotional Loss among Hindustani Migrants in the Netherlands Rahina Hassankhan 7. Socializing for Educational Success Anita Nanhoe PART 3: RELIGION, ARTS AND IDENTITY 8. Slavery and Indentured Labour from the Perspective of Art Studies J.S. (Mitra) Rambaran and R. Safdar Zaidi 9. Fu Moimoi: Body Art as Identity Marker Hilde Neus 10. God at the Fore-deck and at the After-deck Joop Vernooij PART 4: INDIAN MUSICAL TRADITIONS AND IDENTITY 11. The Dhantal’s Irreverence: Off-beat as the In-between Time of Indenture Ananya J. Kabir 12. The Role of the Tassa Drum Ensemble in Trinidad and Tobago’s Cultural Identity Formation Satnarine Balkaransingh 13. The Mike Men of Trinidad: Cultural, Social and Political Influences Primnath Gooptar Notes on Contributors Index
Maurits S. Hassankhan is Head of the History Department of the Faculty of Humanities at Anton de Kom University of Suriname. Lomarsh Roopnarine is Associate Professor of Caribbean and Latin American Studies at Jackson State University, United States. Radica Mahase holds a BA and PhD in History from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine and a MA in Modern Indian History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India.
