Domicile and Diaspora

Download or read book Domicile and Diaspora written by Alison Blunt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domicile and Diaspora investigates geographies of home and identity for Anglo-Indian women in the 50 years before and after Indian independence in 1947. The first book to study the Anglo-Indian community past and present, in India, Britain and Australia. The first book by a geographer to focus on a community of mixed descent. Investigates geographies of home and identity for Anglo-Indian women in the 50 years before and after Indian independence in 1947. Draws on interviews and focus groups with over 150 Anglo-Indians, as well as archival research. Makes a distinctive contribution to debates about home, identity, hybridity, migration and diaspora.