Colonial Visions, Postcolonial Revisions : Images of the Indian Diaspora in Malaysia
ISBN: 9781443802710
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: History; Social Science;

This book offers reflections of the representations of the Indian diaspora of Malaysia according to two spectrums, colonial and postcolonial. It takes seed from the belief that any engagement Other the Indian diasporic experience in Malaysia must take into account the role of the pioneer Indian immigrants who carved the niche of existence for the overseas Indian on Malayan soil. It begins by tracing their presence Otherin the terrain of colonial narratives to uncover, not only the ways in which...


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