Passenger Traders in Transit

Revisiting Ugandan-Indian Narratives of Exile
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-03893-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 114 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 341 g

This monograph is one of the first scholarly investigations into the literary representations of the lived realities of Ugandan-Indians, often referred to as “Passenger Traders”, who were exiled in 1972 under the Idi Amin regime. Employing an innovative interdisciplinary methodology that combines diaspora criticism, human geography, memory studies, and childhood studies, this book provides a nuanced analytical framework and makes a significant
contribution to understanding diasporic narratives in the Indian Ocean region. It delves into the subjective experiences of these exiled traders, exploring their struggle and triumph through the lens of contemporary memoir and fiction by authors such as Shenaaz Nanji, Tasneem Jamal, Neema Shah, and Hafsa Zayyan. Through a blend of historical insight and literary critique, this book unveils the rich yet troubled legacy of the passenger traders amidst the postcolonial reality of multiple dwelling and displacement. The book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literature, both African and Indian, migration and diaspora studies, memory studies, childhood studies, and Indian Ocean studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Banerjee, Anirban

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 Historicising Passenger Traders: Contexts and Conditions

Chapter 2 Beneath the Ugandan Sky: Reflections on Home, Homeland Consciousness, and Hospitality

Chapter 3 Out of Place, Time, and Space: The Affective Geographies of Exile and Statelessness

Chapter 4 The Politics and Poetics of Memory: Identity Construction through the Prism of Remembrance and Oblivion

Chapter 5 Children of the Diaspora: Imagining Belonging and Co-existence through the Ethics of "Interpretive Reproduction"

Conclusion

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Anirban Banerjee is an Assistant Professor of English at Government General Degree College, Kalna-I, WB, India. He completed his MPhil and PhD from The University of Burdwan and was a recipient of the UGC Junior Research Fellowship. His recent publications have appeared in Scopus-indexed journals such as South Asia Research (SAGE) and Africa Spectrum (SAGE). His academic interests include Diaspora Studies, Postcolonial Literature(s), and Memory Studies.