Chalo Jahaji on a journey through indenture in Fiji
'Brij Lal's Chalo Jahaji is an intensely personal journey through his life and that of the 60,000 Indians who became girmitiyas in Fiji. The intricate history is measured, but Lal reveals himself and his family in a way historians seldom do. Chalo Jahaji is Pacific history at its best: rig...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Canberra, Australia :
Australian National University E Press
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419780206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preliminary; Table of Contents; Girmit Connections - Brinsley Samaroo; Preface - Beginnings and Endings; 1. Of Journeys and Transformations: Brij V. Lal and the Study of Girmit - Doug Munro; 2. Return to Bahraich; 3. The Odyssey of Indenture; 4. A Journey Begins; 5. Origins of the Girmitiyas; 6. A Time to Move; 7. Bound for the Colonies in 1905; 8. The Voyage of the Leonidas; 9. The Wreck of the Syria, 1884; 10. Murmurs of Dissent; 11. Kunti's Cry; 12. Veil of Dishonour; 13. Hinduism Under Indenture; 14. The Story of the Haunted Line
- 15. 'A Want of Care': Death and Disease on Fiji Plantations, 1800-1900 - Glenn Fowler16. Death On Fiji Plantations, 1900-1909 - Nicole Duncan; 17. Accidental Deaths on Fiji Plantations, 1879-1916 - Anthony Cole; 18. Naraini's Story - Jane Harvey; 19. The Labasa Strike, 1907 - Matthew Ryan; 20. Mr Tulsi's Store; 21. Ben's Funeral; 22. Sunrise on the Ganga; Map of India; Map of Fiji; Appendix; Tables and Figures; Sources; Books authored or edited by Brij V. Lal; Index
