Basdeo Mangru

Broschiertes Buch

Elusive El Dorado

Essays on the Indian Experience in Guyana

Beschreibung

The Elusive El Dorado is a thoroughly researched collection of essays on the Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean. This fascinating book focuses mainly on the indenture and post-indenture historical periods. It includes a list of emigrant ships, with dates of arrival that landed in Guyana from Calcutta and Madras. Indians interested in researching their roots will find this information invaluable.

Autor

Basdeo Mangru is Associate Professor of History at York College, CUNY. Professor Mangru holds a Ph.D. in Caribbean / South Asian Studies from the University of London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 234g
• ISBN-13: 9780761832478
• ISBN-10: 0761832475
• Artikelnr.: 22030542

Rezensionen

A well-researched book dealing with issues confronting East Indian immigrants as they sought to establish themselves in a new country. -- Dr. Tyran Ramnarine [This book] will fill in blanks and have an appeal to historians, educators and students, and concerned Guyanese to help form a holistic understanding of the humanity of our people in the Caribbean and Guyana in particular. -- Dr. Gary Girdhari Dr. Mangru's scholarship is marked by unfailing rigour and deep empathy. -- Dr. Clem Seecharran