Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Graphs
- Notes on Weighing Scale
- Note on Place Names
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Prelude
- 1 Contexts, Routes and Nodal Points
- 2 The Bengali: Terminological Ambiguity and Demographic Profile
- 3 Governance of Migration and Diaspora
- 4 Professionals and the Working Class
- 5 In the World of Trade and Commerce
- 6 Tales of Tears, Fears and Pleasures
- 7 The Making of a Diasporic Space: Social and Political Dimensions
- 8 The Making of a Diasporic Space: Civil Society
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
List of Maps
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Graphs
- Notes on Weighing Scale
- Note on Place Names
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Prelude
- 1 Contexts, Routes and Nodal Points
- 2 The Bengali: Terminological Ambiguity and Demographic Profile
- 3 Governance of Migration and Diaspora
- 4 Professionals and the Working Class
- 5 In the World of Trade and Commerce
- 6 Tales of Tears, Fears and Pleasures
- 7 The Making of a Diasporic Space: Social and Political Dimensions
- 8 The Making of a Diasporic Space: Civil Society
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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- In the Malay WorldA Spatial History of a Bengali Transnational Community, pp. ix - xPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025