Transients to settlers
Subtitle: the experience of Indians in Jamaica, 1845-1950
By: Verene A. Shepherd.
Publisher: Peepal Tree; University of Warwick
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Leeds, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: East Indians -- Jamaica -- History.; Indentured servants -- Jamaica -- History.; Jamaica -- Ethnic relations.
Description: "Contests the notion that East Indians in 19th- and 20th-century Jamaica lacked 'cultural visibility' and were the most depressed of the East Indian communities in the Caribbean. Demonstrates that they maintained a distinct cultural identity despite the marginal position that they were alloted in society, especially in the political sphere. Useful work"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-272) and index.
Revision of the author's thesis (masters)--University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 1984.