Bittersweet : the Indo-Fijian experience /

"Bittersweet marks the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first girmitiyas in Fiji. Ranging across the past and present, these essays, memoirs, short fiction and poetry introduce readers to Indo-Fijians and their world. The collection includes commentaries on sport, health, education and p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lal, Brij V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Indic
Publicado: Canberra : Pandanus Books, ©2004.
Temas:
East Indians > Fiji > History.
East Indians > Fiji > Social life and customs.
Indentured servants > Fiji > History.
East Indians > Migrations > History.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Fidji > Histoire.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Fidji > Mœurs et coutumes.
Main-d'œuvre engagée à long terme > Fidji > Histoire.
HISTORY.
East Indians
East Indians > Migrations
East Indians > Social life and customs
Indentured servants
Zwangsarbeit
Indischer Einwanderer
Arbeitnehmer
Voorindiërs.
Immigranten.
Fiji > History.
Fidji > Histoire.
Fiji
Fidschi
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Bittersweet marks the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first girmitiyas in Fiji. Ranging across the past and present, these essays, memoirs, short fiction and poetry introduce readers to Indo-Fijians and their world. The collection includes commentaries on sport, health, education and psychology, punctuated by vignettes of social interaction, familial relations and the pain of displacement." "Illustrated with rich colour photographs, Bittersweet is a testament to the complexity of the Indo-Fijian experience."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (407 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1740761480
9781740761482

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