A Subaltern History of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore: The Gradual Disappearance of Untouchability 1872-1965

by John Solomon

Book Overview

Untouchable migrants made up a substantial proportion of Indian labour migration into Singapore in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During this period, they were subject to forms of caste prejudice and discrimination that powerfully reinforced their identities as untouchables overseas. Today, however, untouchability has disappeared from the public sphere and has been replaced by other notions of identity, leaving unanswered questions as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138955892
• ISBN13: 9781138955899
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"