Tragic Orphans : Indians in Malaysia /

In 1938, noting that the bulk of the Indian population formed a ‰ÛÏlandless proletariat‰Û and despairing of the ability of the factionalized Indian community to unite in pursuit of common objectives, activist K.A. Neelakanda Ayer forecast that the fate of Indians in Malaya would be to become ‰Û...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Belle, Carl Vadivella (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Marginality, Social.
East Indians > Economic conditions.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Malaisie > Conditions economiques.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Malaisie > Relations raciales.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Pays etrangers > Conditions sociales.
East Indians > Malaysia > Economic conditions.
East Indians > Malaysia > Race relations.
East Indian diaspora > Social conditions.
Marginality, Social > Malaysia.
Malaysia.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1938, noting that the bulk of the Indian population formed a ‰ÛÏlandless proletariat‰Û and despairing of the ability of the factionalized Indian community to unite in pursuit of common objectives, activist K.A. Neelakanda Ayer forecast that the fate of Indians in Malaya would be to become ‰ÛÏTragic orphans ‰ÛÒ of whom India has forgotten and Malaya looks down upon with contempt‰Û. Ayer‰Ûas words continue to resonate; as a minority group in a nation dominated politically by colonially derived narrati...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (512 pages).
ISBN:9789814620123

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