Malaya's Indian Tamil Labor Diaspora: Colonial Subversion of Their Quest for Agency and Modernity
The Indian labor diaspora that settled in Malaya, now known as Malaysia, was a diaspora that was used to further colonial ambitions. Large scale agricultural projects required a workforce that Malaya did not have. South Indian peasants from the untouchable Madrasi caste were taken to Malaya, initial...
Main Author: | Spencer, Patricia Annamaria |
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Format: | Others |
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DigitalCommons@USU
2013
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1463 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2475&context=etd |
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