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100			_aHollup, Oddvar
245		0	_aBonded labour : _bcaste and cultural identity among Tamil plantation workers in Sri Lanka
260			_aNew Delhi _bCharles subasinghe & sons
300			_a330 p .,
500			_aThis book is concerned with how the descendants of Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka have adapted themselves to the changing conditions on the plantations as well as to the larger society in the country. it shows how their ancestors, brought over as 'coolies' to work first on coffee and then in tea and rubber plantations, managed to survive their experiences as anonymous units in an industrial system and were able to preserve their cultural identity.
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