Rochelle Almeida

Britain's Anglo-Indians

The Invisibility of Assimilation

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines the cultural experience of Anglo-Indians, those of mixed British and Indian ancestry who settled in Britain following India’s independence. Using archival research, ethnography, and literary and cultural analyses, Almeida investigates the initial migration of Anglo-Indians and their decades-long experience of assimilation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9781498545884
• ISBN-10: 1498545882
• Artikelnr.: 47362665

Autorenporträt

Rochelle Almeida teaches South Asian studies at New York University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Impact on Anglo-Indians of the British Nationality Act of
1948: Interpretation, Analysis, Critique
Chapter 2: Immigrants, Refugees, or Both? Migration Theory and the
Anglo-Indian Exodus
Chapter 3: Stage One: Competence and Competition
Chapter 4: State Two: Conflict and Clash
Chapter 5: Stage Three: Adjustment and Accommodation
Chapter 6: Stage Four: Assimilation and Integration