The Retention of Caste Notions Among the Indian Immigrants in British Guiana During the Nineteenth Century
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- migration and-stratification
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Comparative Studies in Society and History
- Vol. 19 (1) , 96-107
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0010417500008513
Abstract
Indian immigration into the West Indies generally during the nineteenthcentury, and in particular to British Guiana, forms a small portion of migrationmovements from one area to another in the world during thatperiod. But in terms of West Indian societies, this immigration representeda major influx and so had significant social effects, especially inBritish Guiana and in Trinidad. By 1917 when the system was terminated some 429,286 Indians had been introduced into the West Indies since 1838, of which 238,909 went to British Guiana, and 143,939 to Trinidad.Keywords
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