Women, Gender and the Legacy of Slavery and Indenture

Synopsis

The age of imperialism ushered in a new phenomenon of large-scale organized migration of labourers through the systems of slavery and indenture, which were devised to feed the colonial political-economy. Another feature of such migrations was that it led to the permanent settlement of the uprooted African and Asian labourers in the new lands. These developments, in the long run, intertwined the histories of the ‘ruler’ and the ‘ruled’, the so-called ‘civilized’ and the ‘uncivilized’ along with the people from various continents, thus giving rise to plural societies. The narratives, however, remained dominated by the colonial legacies and frames of reference. Today such historical colonial narratives are being challenged and clarified through multi-disciplinary academic engagements. The authors in this volume take gender as a prominent analytical category and raise new questions and understandings in the way we conceptualize, document and write about gendered migrations in the diaspora. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

240 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000295207

Related ISBNs:

9780367676230, 9781003132219

Publisher:

Manohar Publishers & Distributors New Delhi

Date of Addition:

11/02/20

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Farzana Gounder, Kalpana Hiralal, Amba Pande and Maurits S. Hassankhan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government

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Edited by:

Farzana Gounder

Edited by:

Kalpana Hiralal

Edited by:

Amba Pande

Edited by:

Maurits S. Hassankhan