John Solomon

A Subaltern History of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore (eBook, PDF)

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 interviews, this book examines the lives of untouchable migrants through their everyday experience in an overseas multi-ethnic environment. It examines how these migrants who in many ways occupied the bottom rungs of their communities and colonial society, framed transnational issues of identity and social justice in relation to their experiences within the broader Indian diaspora in Singapore. The book trances the manner in which untouchable identities evolved and then receded in response to the dramatic social changes brought about by colonialism, war and post-colonial nationhood.

By focusing on a subaltern group from the past, this study provides an alternative history of Indian migration to Singapore and a different perspective on the cultural conversations that have taken place between India and Singapore for much of the island's modern history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317353812
• Artikelnr.: 44874132

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