Transients to settlers
- ISBN
- 0948833327
Transients to settlers is a east indians, ethnic relations book by Verene Shepherd.
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"Contests the notion that East Indians in 19th- and 20th-century Jamaica lacked 'cultural visibility' and were the most depressed of the East Indian communities in the Caribbean. Demonstrates that they maintained a distinct cultural identity despite the marginal position that they were alloted in society, especially in the political sphere. Useful work"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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Transients to settlers is a East Indians, Ethnic relations, History, Indentured servants, East indians, foreign countries book.
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"Contests the notion that East Indians in 19th- and 20th-century Jamaica lacked 'cultural visibility' and were the most depressed of the East Indian communities in the Caribbean. Demonstrates that they maintained a distinct cultural identity despite the marginal position that they were alloted in so...
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Transients to settlers was written by Verene Shepherd.