Female Indentured Labor in Suriname: For Better or for Worse?
Oppression is defined as a limitation of freedom by the coercive power of those who are in a superior position. Central to this analysis is the idea that the oppression of women is multidimensional and has a triple source: gender, race, and class (see Bri
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Prem Misir
The Subaltern Indian Woman
Prem Misir Editor
The Subaltern Indian Woman Domination and Social Degradation
Editor Prem Misir The University of Fiji Saweni, Lautoka, Fiji
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Foreword
The indenture system, described by Hugh Tinker as modern slavery, had a major impact on the lives of millions of people in many countries, and it closely shaped the future development of many societies. Although much has been written about the indenture system, this collection of edited chapters is very timely because of the centennial celebrations of the end of indenture system in 1917. For many people like me, the offspring of indentured laborers, indenture has a very personal and deep meaning. As a student and early researcher, I conducted a number of interviews with the survivors of the indenture system in Fiji. These interviews refreshed and made more real the story and sufferings of indentured laborers in Fiji (and in other indenture societies, since the system was exploitative and inhumane inherently). The indenture system and colonial practice of divide and rule, together with the inherent racism of colonialism, have powerfully shaped Fiji’s development and are responsible for its turbulent history. Women’s lives and experiences have not been the subject of much writing on
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