Shifting Transnational Bonding in Indian Diaspora

This volume examines Indian diasporic communities in various countries including the UK, Trinidad, Portugal, Netherlands, and Fiji, among others, and presents new perspectives on the shifting nature of Indian transnationalism.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Shifts in transnational bonding Part 1 – Global and local encounters 2. Re-reading the Banyan Tree Analogy: Everyday Life and Identity of Indian Diaspora in Britain 3. Reconfiguring Identity in a Transnational World: Indo-Trinidadians and the Construction of Indianness 4. From Nationalism to Hindutva: Bollywood and the Makings of a Hindu Diasporic Woman 5. Understanding Diaspora and Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities Part 2 – Glocalisation 6. Indo-American Women Redefining Religious Practices in the Diaspora 7. Mother Mary in the Hindu Pantheon among Portuguese Gujarati Families 8. The Infrastructure of glocalization Part 3 – Regional transnationalism 9. Baithak Gáná Ke Nác: A Case of Reverse Glocalisation 10. Fijian-Indian Diaspora: Emergence, Engagement and Identity in the Transnational World 11. Idea of Homeland/s: The Hadramis of Barkas in the Persian Gulf

About the author

Ruben Gowricharn is Full Professor of Indian diaspora studies at the VU University in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has published extensively on diasporas, democracy, and the integration of ethnic minorities. He is also the managing director of a doctoral program for adult migrant students in the Netherlands and Suriname.

Summary

This volume examines Indian diasporic communities in various countries including the UK, Trinidad, Portugal, Netherlands, and Fiji, among others, and presents new perspectives on the shifting nature of Indian transnationalism.

Product details

• Authors: Ruben Gowricharn, Ruben (Professor of Indian Diaspora St Gowricharn
• Assisted by: Ruben Gowricharn (Editor), Gowricharn Ruben (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2023
• EAN: 9780367514303
• ISBN: 978-0-367-51430-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science