A History of the Present - A Biography of Indian South Africans, 1990-2019 (Hardcover)

A History of the Present is the first book-length overview of Indian South Africans in the quarter century following the end of apartheid. Based on oral interviews and archival research it threads a narrative of the lives of Indian South Africans that ranges from the working class men and women to the heady heights of the newly minted billionaires; the changes wrought in the fields of religion and gender; opportunities offered on the sporting fields; the search for roots producing local histories that tell of nostalgia, longing and identity; and the links with India and a myriad of transnational organisations. Indians in South Africa appear to be always caught in an infernal contradiction; too traditional, too insular, never fitting in, while also too modern, too mobile. Can we speak of an Indian 'diaspora' in relation to a people divided by migratory experiences, region, religion, language, ethnicity, caste, and economic status? While focusing on Indian South Africans, this study makes critical interventions into several charged political discussions in post-apartheid South Africa, especially the debate over race and identity, while also engaging in discussions of wider intellectual interest, including diaspora, nation, citizenship and race.

General

Imprint:	OUP India
Country of origin:	India
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Ashwin Desai (Professor, Department of Sociology) • Goolam Vahed (Professor, Department of History)
Dimensions:	221 x 148 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-949801-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-19-949801-6
Barcode:	9780199498017

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