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Arising from bondage : a history of the Indo-Caribbean people
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"Arising from Bondage is the epic story of the extraordinary perseverance and courage of the Indo-Caribbean people since their first arrival in British Guiana in May 1838 as cheap, disposable labor...
"Arising from Bondage is the epic story of the extraordinary perseverance and courage of the Indo-Caribbean people since their first arrival in British Guiana in May 1838 as cheap, disposable labor to replace the emancipated African slaves. These are the East Indians - the indentured immigrants from the Indian subcontinent - who have contributed significantly in almost every sphere of life in the former British, French, Dutch and Spanish colonial territories." "Arising from Bondage fills a major gap and is a study based not only on official reports and papers but also on unpublished material from disparate British, Indian and Caribbean sources. With its invaluable bibliography, it will be essential for students of imperial history, labor history and migration studies and for those interested in the rich mosaic of cultures in the Caribbean. It will also attract general readers, bringing us closer to a more informed view and a better understanding of the people and problems of the Caribbean."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- Ron Ramdin
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- English
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- New York : New York University Press, 2000
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- x, 387 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780814775486, 0814775489
- OCLC
- ocm42980324
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-387).
- Ch. 1. From Slavery to East Indian Indentureship. The Evolving Labour Problem. East Indian Emigration. Recruitment. The Recruits. Personal Accounts. Crossing the 'kala pani': Mortality. Voyagers' Voices. European Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Africans -- Ch. 2. Indentureship, Free Indians and Abolition of the 'System' (1838-1920). The Indentureship Experience: British Guiana. First Arrivals. Violence and Death. Immigration Ban and Resumption. Resistance and Revolt. Community Development, 1880-1917 Free Indians and Employment. Relating to Creole Society. Trinidad: general background. Arrival and Allocation. The Early Years (pre-1870s). From Indentured Labourers to Indian Peasantry, 1870-1900. Community Development. Social Adjustment of the Indians. The Experience of Indenture After 1900. Indentured Voices. Jamaica. Housing, Labour and Education. Surinam. The Javanese. The East Indians. The Campaign and Abolition of the Indentureship System. Gandhi's Leadership. Returning to India -- Ch. 3. East Indians and Colonial Caribbean Society. Cultural Integration? The Plural Society in the Caribbean. Ethnic and Cultural Pluralism. Guyana. East Indian Associations. Religious Activities. Trinidad. Post-Indenture Settlement and Consolidation. Language, Education and Culture. The Indian Family. Religious Beliefs and Practices. Food and Music. Jamaica. Awareness of Cultural Heritage. Culture Renaissance? Surinam. Ethic Groups and Languages. Grenada and Cuba. Martinique and Guadeloupe -- Pt. 4. Establishing an Identity. Guyana. The Rise of Cheddi Jagan. Jagan's Re-emergence. Trinidad. Early Representations. East Indians and the TWA. Indian Elites, the PNM and Black Power. New Alliances, 'New' Politics. Surinam. Post-Colonial Cultural Pluralism. 'Consocialism'. Guadeloupe. East Indian Integration and the 'Creole Movement'