Indo-Mozambicans in Maputo, 1947-1992 [electronic resource] : oral narratives on identity and migration / Nafeesah Allen.

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Indo-Mozambicans in Maputo, 1947-1992 [electronic resource] : oral narratives on identity and migration / Nafeesah Allen.

9783031088261 (electronic bk.)
3031088263 (electronic bk.)
3031088255
9783031088254

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

English

1 online resource.

10.1007/978-3-031-08826-1 doi

DT3328.S68

305.8914110679

This book explores the experiences of Indo-Mozambicans, citizens and residents of Mozambique who can trace their origins to the Indian subcontinent, a region affected by competing colonialisms during the twentieth century. Drawing from ethnographic interviews, the author illustrates why migration developed as both an identity marker and a survival tool for Indo-Mozambicans living in Maputo, in response to the series of independence movements and prolonged period of geo-political uncertainty that extended from 1947 to 1992. A unique examination of post-colonialism, the book argues that four pivotal moments in history forced migratory patterns and ethnic identity formations to emerge among Indo-Mozambicans, namely, the end of the British empire in India and the subsequent partition of India and Pakistan in 1947; the end of the Portuguese empire in India, with the annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1961; the independence of Mozambique from Portugal in 1975; and the civil war of Mozambique from 1977 to 1992. Framing these historical markers as trigger points for shifts in migration and identity formation, this book demonstrates the layered experiences of people subject to Portuguese colonialism and highlights the important perspective of those left behind in migration studies. Nafeesah Allen is a multi-lingual author, independent researcher, editor, and contributing writer for internationally recognized magazines and journals. Having completed her PhD in Forced Migration at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, her academic research centers on the politics of identity amongst post-colonial African and Indian Diasporas. She specialises in Iberian and Lusophone histories, as well as race and social policy.

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INDO-MOZAMBICANS IN MAPUTO, 1947-1992.

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