Ethnic Relations in Plural Societies : Social, Economic and Political Dimensions /

Ethnic Relations in Plural Societies : Social, Economic and Political Dimensions /

One of the main legacies of slavery and indentured labour is the existence of multi-ethnic and multicultural societies in former tropical colonies of the European empires. After the abolition of slavery, the indentured labourers were brought to the plantation colonies in order to meet the need for c...

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Other Authors: Hassankhan, Maurits S. (Editor), Lal, Brij (Editor), Ramsoedh, Hans (Editor), Vahed, Goolam (Editor)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2023.

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Ethnicity > India > Congresses.
Ethnicity > Suriname > Congresses.
India > Ethnic relations > Political aspects > Congresses.
South Africa > Ethnic relations > Political aspects > Congresses.

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505 0 |t Preliminary Material /  |r Maurits S. Hassankhan , Hans Ramsoedh , Brij Lal , and Goolam Vahed -- Figures and Tables /  |r Maurits S. Hassankhan , Hans Ramsoedh , Brij Lal , and Goolam Vahed -- Preface /  |r Maurits S. Hassankhan , Hans Ramsoedh , Brij Lal , and Goolam Vahed -- Introduction /  |r Maurits S. Hassankhan , Goolam Vahed , Hans Ramsoedh , and Farzana Gounder -- Afro-Indian Relations in South Africa: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives /  |r Goolam Vahed -- Ethnic Erasure and Indigenous Identity: Indian Diaspora Identity in South Africa and Fiji /  |r Movindri Reddy -- The Need for Power Sharing in Ethnically Divided Guyana /  |r Vishnu Bisram -- Ethnic Identity and Conflict in Trinidad and Tobago /  |r Ralph Premdas -- The Complexity of Ethnicity and Politics in Trinidad and Tobago, and the Inadequacy of the Plural Society Thesis /  |r Kirk Meighoo -- Exploring the Standard of Living between Ethnic Groups in Suriname /  |r Rosita Sobhie -- Ethnic Diversity and Social Stratification in Suriname, 2012 /  |r Tamira Sno , Harry B.G. Ganzeboom , and John Schuster -- A Study of the Relationship between the Creoles and Three other Large Ethnic Groups in Suriname /  |r Rene Bilkerdijk -- Ethnic Relations and Ethnocentrism in Suriname: Perceptions of Javanese of other Ethnic Groups, 1945-2010 /  |r Ingrid Roemer -- Political Leadership in Segmented Suriname: Jagernath Lachmon 1946-2001 /  |r Hans Ramsoedh -- Jagernath Lachmon and India /  |r Peter Meel -- Contributors /  |r Maurits S. Hassankhan , Hans Ramsoedh , Brij Lal , and Goolam Vahed -- Index /  |r Maurits S. Hassankhan , Hans Ramsoedh , Brij Lal , and Goolam Vahed. 
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