Voices and Silences: Narratives of Girmitiyas and Jahajis from Fiji and the Caribbean
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Author: | Anjali Singh |
ISBN 13: | 9789391928704 |
Binding: | Hardbound |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2022 |
Subject: | History/Modern Period |
About the Book
Indian indentured emigration is among the most notable social phenomena of modern history, which sent over one million men and women to tropical sugar colonies in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Indenture began in the 1830s and lasted till 1920; a period which finds little or no mention either in history textbooks or in literature. This book takes a closer look at some of the important narratives on indenture and evaluates them in order to highlight the experience of the indentured people across the plantation colonies in Fiji and in the Caribbean. The story of indenture is the story of betrayal, of trauma and of resistance. It is also a narrative of resilience, assimilation and acculturation. About the Author Anjali Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India. She has a PhD in English and has travelled widely, presenting research papers in Australia and Fiji.