City of Strangers : : Gulf migration and the Indian community in Bahrain / / Andrew Gardner.

Exploring the everyday experiences of workers from India who have migrated to Bahrain, this study contributes significantly to our understanding of politics and society among the Persian Gulf states and of the migrant labor phenomenon that is an increasingly important aspect of globalization.

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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca : : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press,, 2017.
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 188 pages)
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