South-south migration: an ethnographic study of an Indian business district in Johannesburg

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dc.contributor.authorYengde, Suraj
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-28T07:23:11Z
dc.date.available2017-03-28T07:23:11Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, to fulfil the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Johannesburg 2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFordsburg, in central Johannesburg (Joburg) is a globally connected locality hosting 15-20 thousand visitors every month from all over the world. Fordsburg is a microcosm of Johannesburg’s cosmopolitanism and bears a distinctly South Asian flavour. With a growing south Asian and Indian presence, it has assumed the name ‘Indian market of Johannesburg’. The dedication of the shopkeepers to keep prices low and the options of good bargains for consumers has helped the area to develop its own identity. The passion to rise upwards among newly arrived south Asian migrants marks the mood throughout Fordsburg market.1 This thesis will provide insights on Fordsburg as an area for Indian businesses deriving stories of businessmen, and labourers from various backgrounds, professions and nationalities. [No abstract provided. Information taken from introduction]
dc.description.librarianMT2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (312 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationYengde, Suraj (2016) South-south migration: an ethnographic study of an Indian business district in Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,<http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22239>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22239
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshSouth Asians--Ethnic identity
dc.subject.lcshSouth Asians--Migrations
dc.subject.lcshEthnic neighborhoods--South Africa--Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcshFlea markets--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshSmall business--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshBazaars (Markets)--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshSouth Asian diaspora
dc.subject.lcshFordsburg (Johannesburg, South Africa)
dc.titleSouth-south migration: an ethnographic study of an Indian business district in Johannesburgen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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