Chagos islanders in Mauritius and the Uk
Subtitle: forced displacement and onward migration
By: Laura Jeffery
Series: New ethnographies; New ethnographies
Publisher: Manchester Universiry Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Manchester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780719084300
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Population transfers; Chagossians; History
Description: This text compares the experiences of displaced Chagos islanders in Mauritius with the experiences of those Chagossians who have moved to the UK since 2002. It provides a unique ethnographic comparative study of forced displacement and onward migration within the living memory of one community.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.