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Dark Anthropology, Migrants and Others: Of Vulnerable Communities, Solidarities and Challenges to Nation-States book cover

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Dark Anthropology, Migrants and Others Of Vulnerable Communities, Solidarities and Challenges to Nation-States

Edited By Bobby Luthra Sinha, Nirmala Devi Gopal, Annapurna Devi Pandey, Ashutosh Kumar Copyright 2026
270 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book offers innovative insights from across disciplines to explore the soulful survival of migrants, refugees, and displaced individuals and communities amidst stalemates, crises and compromises in human rights. Dwelling on ethnographic case studies from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the United States, and Europe, the volume illuminates the experiences of vulnerable communities, showcasing... Read more

1. Dark Anthropology, Migrants and Others: Of Vulnerable Communities, Solidarities and Challenges to Nation-States

Bobby Luthra Sinha, Nirmala Devi Gopal, and Annapurna Devi Pandey

2. Reimagining Vulnerability beyond `Dark`: Can the Marginalised Inform Research and Policy?

Bobby Luthra Sinha

Part I: Persistent Challenges of the Vulnerable and the Othered

3. “Dark” Narratives of Venezuelan Migrants in Trinidad and Tobago: Rethinking Identity Politics and Social Movements

Susan Julia Chand and David T. Chand

4. Personal Histories: The Challenges and Struggles of Indian H-1 B and H-4 Visa Holders in USA

Annapurna Devi Pandey

5. Ecology, Environment and the Defender Communities under Threat: Of Survival and Resistance

Bratindi Jena

Part II: State Policies and the Vulnerable

6. A Historical and Contemporary Overview of ‘Dark Ethnography and Othering’ of a Minority: The Situation of South Africans of Indian Origin

Anand Singh

7. Venezuelan Migration to Trinidad: A Study on Crime, Gangs and Violent Extremism

Raghunath Mahabir

8. Exploring Nigerian Migrants’/Nationals’ Experiences of Violence, Safety, and Security in Durban, South Africa

Tertsea Ikyoive and Nirmala Devi Gopal

Part III: Rethinking the Issues of the Vulnerable in Face of Everyday Solidarities and Community Actions

9. Solidarity as an Identity element: Perspectives from Argentina

Lia Rodriguez de la Vega

10. Whose Crisis? Between Othering and Solidarity During the So-called Refugee Crisis in Europe

Natalia Bloch

11. Patriarchy: Gujarati Migrant Brides in Durban, South Africa

Sheetal Bhoola

12. Reflective Process on Self-identity and Migration: What Makes Me, Me?

Glenda M. Hinkson

Biography

Bobby Luthra Sinha is Deputy Director of the Centre for Asian, African and Latin American Studies (CAALAS) at the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi.

Nirmala Devi Gopal is Head of Criminology and Forensic Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Annapurna Devi Pandey is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Ashutosh Kumar is Professor of History at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

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