Indentured Archipelago - Experiences of Indian Labour in Mauritius and Fiji, 18711916

A historical geographical comparison of the Indo-Pacific Indian indenture labour experience, revealing the hitherto unexplored movements of labourers between colonies.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Indentured Spaces: Mauritius; 3. Indentured Spaces: Fiji; 4. Subaltern Careering; 5. Innovation and New Migration Routes; 6. Conclusion: Space, Agency, Mobility, Geography; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Reshaad Durgahee holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham, England. His research focuses on the historical geography of Indian indenture in the Indo–Pacific. He was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Dudley Stamp Memorial Award and received the 2016 Graduate Paper Prize by the British Association for South Asian Studies.

Summary

A text for historians and historical geographers on a key moment in post-abolition labour history, focusing on the experiences of Indian indentured labourers in the Indo-Pacific. It analyses the spatial experiences of labourers in Mauritius and Fiji, and reveals previously unexplored intra-colonial labour movements, prompting debate on subaltern agency.

Product details

• Authors: Reshaad Durgahee, Reshaad (University of Nottingham) Durgahee
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781316512265
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51226-5
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Global South Asians
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, Asia, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Historical Geography, India, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Historical Geography, HISTORY / Asia / South / India