John Solomon

A Subaltern History of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore

The Gradual Disappearance of Untouchability 1872-1965

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Produktbeschreibung

This book takes the "disappearance" as a starting point to examine a history of untouchable migration amongst Indians who arrived in Singapore from its modern founding as a British colony in the early nineteenth century through to its independence in 1965. Using oral history records, archival sources, colonial ethnography, newspapers and intervi

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9780367875237
• ISBN-10: 0367875233
• Artikelnr.: 58440783

Autorenporträt

John Solomon is an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include diaspora studies, identity politics, race and ethnicity and the histories of South and Southeast Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Indian Labour Migration and Caste: Policies, Discourse and
Social Effects from the Late 19th to the Early 20th Centuries 2. Caste,
Untouchability and Public Practice in Singapore 3. Identity Narratives and
the Beginnings of Diasporic Consciousness 4. Racialised Subjectivities and
the Performance of "Indianness" in Malaya During the Japanese Occupation 5.
The Post-Dravidian Era and Singaporean Tamil Ethnicity 6. Conclusion