The African Diaspora In India: Assimilation, Change And Cultural Survivals

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1 Sidis: a historical perspective -- 2 Links between Africa and India in antiquity -- 3 The institution of slavery: origins and variations -- 4 Slave trade in travel accounts -- 5 History of Sidis in South Asia -- 6 Three Sidi kingdoms in India -- 7 Acculturation and change in the Sidi community -- 8 Sidi contributions to art and architecture -- 9 Abolition of slavery and the plight of freed slaves -- 10 Sidi women: past and present -- 11 The diasporic experience: diaspora in the global context: forging new identities -- 12 Sidis today -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index

• | Author: Purnima Mehta Bhatt
• | Publisher: Routledge India
• | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 152 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138284866
• | ISBN-13: 9781138284869