the arrival Javanese indentured in Suriname and the intrinsic and extrinsic changes they have witnessed in the host society. The final section with a lone chapter finds out the importance of the cultural traits of the indentured Indian Muslims in their host societies, which served as an instrument of survival on one hand and a tool of resistance on the other. In this context, this chapter describes how Muharram has been celebrated as one of the two most popular festivals of indentured Indian Muslims in their host societies, the other being the Holi. The author examines the origin of Muharram festival and discusses it key elements, contested meanings, symbolism and authenticity in the contemporary period in some of the countries that have received Indian indentured migrants. The author exclaims at the popularity of a Shia festival like Muharram given the fact more than 80% indentured Indian migrants were Hindu and over 90% Muslim indentured migrants from India were Sunnis. This book is perhaps one of the fewest books written on the socio-economic status and cultural standing of indentured Muslims in their host societies. This book could be handy for students, researchers, academicians, mediapersons and policy-makers, who have been working on issues such as transnationalism, diaspora, identity, minority groups and issues affecting the plural society across the world.

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南亚侨民的政治经济学：社会经济影响模式

爪哇人在苏里南的契约精神以及他们在东道国社会目睹的内在和外在变化。最后一节有一个单独的章节，发现了契约印度穆斯林在其东道社会中的文化特征的重要性，这些特征一方面是生存的工具，另一方面是抵抗的工具。在此背景下，本章描述了穆哈拉姆节如何被庆祝为契约印度穆斯林在其东道国最受欢迎的两个节日之一，另一个是胡里节。作者考察了穆哈拉姆节的起源，并讨论了一些接收印度契约移民的国家在当代时期的关键要素、有争议的意义、象征意义和真实性。鉴于超过 80% 的契约印度移民是印度教徒，而来自印度的超过 90% 的穆斯林契约移民是逊尼派，因此作者对像穆哈拉姆这样的什叶派节日如此受欢迎表示惊叹。这本书可能是关于契约穆斯林在其东道国社会经济地位和文化地位的最少的书籍之一。这本书对于一直在研究跨国主义、侨民、身份、少数群体和影响世界各地多元社会的问题的学生、研究人员、学者、媒体人和政策制定者可能会很方便。这本书可能是关于契约穆斯林在其东道国社会经济地位和文化地位的最少的书籍之一。这本书对于一直在研究跨国主义、侨民、身份、少数群体和影响世界各地多元社会的问题的学生、研究人员、学者、媒体人和政策制定者可能会很方便。这本书可能是关于契约穆斯林在其东道国社会经济地位和文化地位的最少的书籍之一。这本书对于一直在研究跨国主义、侨民、身份、少数群体和影响世界各地多元社会的问题的学生、研究人员、学者、媒体人和政策制定者可能会很方便。