Caribbean masala : Indian identity in Guyana and Trinidad /

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"Certain historical and social forces brought disparate groups of people to the Caribbean, in some cases, under extreme oppression. In 1833, the abolition of slavery in the British Empire led to the import of exploited South Asian indentured workers in the Caribbean. Through subsequent generati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Ramsaran, Dave (Author), Lewis, Linden, 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2018]
Series:Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)
Subjects:
Group identity > Caribbean Area.
East Indians > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > History.
East Indians > Guyana > History.
Identité collective > Caraïbes (Région)
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Trinité-et-Tobago > Trinité (Île) > Histoire.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Guyana > Histoire.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
East Indians.
Group identity.
Caribbean Area.
Guyana.
Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical and historical sketches of Guyana and Trinidad
  • Race, creolization, globalization, and public policy in Trinidad
  • "Dig dutty": the practice of matikor among Hindus in Guyana and Trinidad
  • Indo-Guyanese men: negotiating race and masculinity in contemporary Guyana
  • The new Indian man: notions of masculinity among Indo-Trinidadian men.

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