Transnational migrations: the Indian diaspora

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TextPublication details: London Routledge 2009Description: xxxv, 174 pISBN:

9780415483223

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304.80954 T7

Summary: This book studies Indian diaspora, currently 20 million across the world, from various perspectives. It looks at the 'transnational' nature of the middle class worker. Other aspects include: post 9/11 challenges; ethnicity in USA; cultural identity versus national identity; gender issues amongst the diaspora communities. It argues that Indian middle classes have the unique advantages of skills, mobility, cultural rootedness and ethics of hard-work.(http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415483223/)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ahmedabad	Non-fiction	304.80954 T7 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		189417

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This book studies Indian diaspora, currently 20 million across the world, from various perspectives. It looks at the 'transnational' nature of the middle class worker. Other aspects include: post 9/11 challenges; ethnicity in USA; cultural identity versus national identity; gender issues amongst the diaspora communities. It argues that Indian middle classes have the unique advantages of skills, mobility, cultural rootedness and ethics of hard-work.(http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415483223/)

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