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****************************************************** * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * ****************************************************** Please remove me from the mailing list, thanks. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2012, at 4:43 AM, "Dr. Sharmina Mawani" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ****************************************************** > * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * > * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * > * online discussions, teaching and research resources * > * and international contacts directory. * > ****************************************************** > > Gujarati Communities Across The Globe: Memory, Identity and Continuity > > Edited by Sharmina Mawani and Anjoom Mukadam > > To purchase copies at a discounted rate, simply download the order form at > http://www.gujaratstudies.org/index_files/Page1051.htm > > > *Gujarati Communities Across the Globe* offers an insight into the everyday > lives and evolving identities negotiated by Gujaratis in a global context: > in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, East Africa > and South Asia. Its orientation around the themes of nationalism, > migration, new ethnicities, language and religion makes it an essential > resource for students of South Asian studies, religious studies, the > sociology of religion, social anthropology, diasporic studies, cultural and > ethnic studies. It will also interest those who wish to understand how > identities of a diasporic and post-diasporic community can be strengthened > despite moving away from one’s original roots. > > > > The ethnographic accounts in this volume are real lives which frame these > narratives in a specific context and are part of a rich historical memory. > What defines a Gujarati? Is it language, culture, geography, tradition, > religion, all of these—or simply a tie that binds an individual to their > ancestors and the land from which they originated? > > > > Contents > > Foreword - Raymond Brady Williams > > Introduction - Sharmina Mawani and Anjoom Mukadam > 1 The Nationality Factor in the Migration of Gujaratis to East Africa and > Beyond - Ramnik Shah > 2 The Ugandan Asian Expulsion and its Place in the Evolution of the > Gujarati Diaspora - Mohamed M. Keshavjee > 3 With Whom May British Gujaratis Identify, to Whom May They be Compared? - > John Mattausch > 4 Sharing His Vision: Aga Khan IV and the Nizari Ismaili Muslims of > Gujarati Ancestry - Anjoom Mukadam > 5 Songs of Praise: The Git Tradition of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims - > Sharmina Mawani > 6 Sufis and Satpanthis: Gujari Teachings of Muhammad Shah - Zawahir Moir > 7 Indian Nationalism and *Gujarat Ni Asmita*: KM Munshi on Language > Problems - Riho Isaka > 8 ‘I want love to be arranged!’ Courtship and Marriage in the Context of > Globalisation: Baroda, India - Katherine Twamley, Anthony Pryce and Karina > Kielmann > 9 A Match Made in Heaven: A Study of Changing Hindu Marriage Practices > amongst Gujarati > Eligibles - Sheena Raja > 10 A Fine Balance: Adaptation and Accommodation in the Swaminarayan Sanstha > - Hanna H Kim > 11 Indianness and the Reflexive Project of the Self: Discourses of > Ethnicity among New Zealand-born Gujaratis - Amanda Gilbertson > > > > > > To purchase copies at a discounted rate, simply download the order form at > http://www.gujaratstudies.org/index_files/Page1051.htm > > > -- > ______________________________ > Dr. Sharmina Mawani > Vice-President/Treasurer > Gujarat Studies Association > Email: [log in to unmask] > Website: www.gujaratstudies.org > > ************************************************************* > * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * > * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * > * messages visit: * > * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * > * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * > * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * > * [log in to unmask] * > * * > * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * > * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * > * an international directory of anthropology researchers * > *************************************************************** ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * ***************************************************************