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Title

The political economy of South Asian diaspora : patterns of socio-economic influence / edited by Gopinath Pillai.

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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Pillai, Gopinath

Description

xii, 215 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

"The South Asian diaspora is a diverse group who settled in different parts of the world, often concentrated in developed countries. There is an emerging trend of re-engagement of the diaspora in the South Asian region. Entrepreneurs in Japan and Singapore as well as the Malaysian Indian diaspora are involved in South India making the region a lucrative space for capital, talent and ideas. This volume expands into diasporic communities such as the Nepali community in Singapore and their contribution to their home economy through remittances. Beyond economics, the contributors explore how transnational politics overlap with religious ideologies amongst Pakistanis in United Kingdom and the Sathya Sai Baba movement which contributes to diasporic identity building in host countries. They also explore media and culture: in the last decade Bollywood films have portrayed life in the diaspora, and have featured the diaspora and Non Resident Indians (NRI) as fully formed stock characters and protagonists. The process of diaspora re-engagement has tremendous development implications for South Asian countries, both individually and for their regional integration"--

Series Statement

International political economy series

Uniform Title

International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Subject

• South Asians > Foreign countries > Economic conditions
• South Asians > Foreign countries > Religion
• South Asians > Foreign countries > Ethnic identity
• South Asian diaspora > Economic aspects
• Emigrant remittances > South Asia
• South Asians > Migrations
• South Asia > Emigration and immigration

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: South Asian Diaspora: Patterns of Socio-Economic Development / Gopinath Pillai and Hema Kiruppalini -- Part I. Economics: 1. Looking East and Beyond: Indian IT Diaspora in Japan / Anthony P. D'Costa; 2. Bangladeshi Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Japan;/ Md Mizanur Rahman and Lian Kwen Fee; 3. From Sentries to Skilled Migrants: the transitory residence of the Nepali community in Singapore / Hema Kiruppalini; 4. Migrant Remittance Supported Micro-Enterprises in South Asia / Shahadat Khan; 5. A Diaspora Route to Professional Success in the Indian Context: A Perspective / Ravi Mantha and Meng Weng Wong -- Part II. Religion: 6. Religion, Politics and Islam in the South Asian Diaspora / Pnina Werbner; 7. Social Movements in the Diasporic Context: the Sathya Sai Baba Movement / Ajaya Kumar Sahoo and Melissa Kelly -- Part III. Media: 8. Transnational Subject/Transnational Audience: the NRI trope and Diasporic Aesthetic in Diasporic Romance Films / Sarah A. Joshi; 9. Transnational Collaboration and Media Industry in South India: Case of Malaysian-Indian Diaspora / Shanthini Pillai -- Editor's postscript / Gopinath Pillai.

Call Number

JFD 14-709

ISBN

• 9781137285966 (hardback)
• 1137285966 (hardback)

LCCN

2013043659

OCLC

862041561

Title

The political economy of South Asian diaspora : patterns of socio-economic influence / edited by Gopinath Pillai.

Publisher

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

International political economy series

International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Pillai, Gopinath, author, editor.

Research Call Number

JFD 14-709