Age, narrative, and migration : the life course and life histories of Bengali elders in London
Bengali (South Asian people) Older immigrants Reminiscing in old age Narration (Rhetoric) Sylhet District (Bangladesh) London (England) e-böcker
Routledge
2020
EISBN 9781003084419
Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Journeys, Age and Narrative: An Introduction; 2 Ways of Telling; 3 Two Elders; 4 Men's Histories; 5 Women's Histories; 6 Ageing Bodies: Dependency, Ambivalence and Protest; 7 Narrating Sickness; 8 The Final Journey: Death, Ritual and Return to the Desh; Conclusion: Desh-Bidesh Revisited; Glossary; Appendix: Basic Household Information; References; Index
Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in Britain has focused upon younger people, this book deals with Bengali elders, the first generation of migrants from Sylhet, in Bangladesh. The book describe s how many of these elders face the processes of ageing, sickness and finally death, in a country where they did not expect to stay and where they do not necessarily feel they belong. The ways in which they talk about and deal with this, and in par ticular, their ambivalence towards Britain and Bangladesh lies at the heart of the book. Central
Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in Britain has focused upon younger people, this book deals with Bengali elders, the first generation of migrants from Sylhet, in Bangladesh. The book describe s how many of these elders face the processes of ageing, sickness and finally death, in a country where they did not expect to stay and where they do not necessarily feel they belong. The ways in which they talk about and deal with this, and in par ticular, their ambivalence towards Britain and Bangladesh lies at the heart of the book. Central
