Indians in Kenya : : The Politics of Diaspora / / Sana Aiyar.

Sana Aiyar chronicles the strategies by which Indians sought a political voice in Kenya, from the beginning of colonial rule to independence. She examines how the strands of Indians' diasporic identity influenced Kenya's leadership-from partnering with Europeans to colonize East Africa, to...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015]
©2014
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (346 p.) :; 2 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. From the America of the Hindu to White Man's Country
  • 2. "Civilization" in Kenya
  • 3. Political Homelands across the Indian Ocean
  • 4. Between Rebellion and Suppression
  • 5. Negotiating Nationhood
  • 6. Uhuru and Exodus
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Archives Consulted
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index