| ID | 155754 |
| Title Proper | Towards a workers’ history of the Chagos archipelago |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Carter, Marina |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The article presents a critical investigation of the historiography of the Chagos archipelago and in particular the expelled islanders, known as Ilois, and more recently as Chagossians. A brief survey of the discovery and settlement of the atolls is provided, along with a more detailed summary of key events in the history of workers on the archipelago from the late-eighteenth to mid-twentieth century. Finally, the paper discusses the challenges of framing a workers’ history characterized by exploitation and marginalization alongside the romanticized collective representation of life in the archipelago which has been adopted as a ‘narrative of exile’ by the Chagossians. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of The Indian Ocean Region Vol. 13, No.2; Jul 2017: p.213-233 |
| Journal Source | Journal of The Indian Ocean Region Vol: 13 No 2 |
| Key Words | Mauritius ; Diego Garcia ; Chagos Archipelago ; Chagossians ; Ilois ; Labor History ; BIOT |