Beyond the Myth: Indian Business Communities in Singapore Contributor(s): Bhattacharya, Jayati (Author) |
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ISBN: 981434527X ISBN-13: 9789814345279 Publisher: Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute OUR PRICE: $80.87 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Econometrics - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
Dewey: 338.642 |
LCCN: 2011315449 |
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.48 lbs) 414 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is a macro-study of Indian business communities in Singapore through different phases of their growth since colonial times. It goes beyond the conventional labour-history approach to study Indian immigrants to Southeast Asia, both in terms of themselves and their connections with the peoples' movements. It looks at how Indian business communities negotiated with others in the environments in which they found themselves and adapted to them in novel ways. It especially brings into focus the patterns and integration of the Indian networks in the large-scale transnational flows of capital, one of the least-studied aspects of the diaspora history in this part of the world. |