Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Lists of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; Introduction; PART I Comparative and theoretical issues 15; 1 South Asian migration to the GCC countries: emerging trends and challenges; 2 Arab versus Asian migrant workers in the GCC countries; 3 Indian labour in the Gulf: issues of migration and the British Empire; 4 GCC's immigration policy in the post-1990s: contextualising South Asian migration; PART II Dynamics of migration; 5 In search of El Dorado: Indian labour migration to Gulf countries
6 Spatial mobility and the migratory strategies of Kerala's immigrants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)7 Revisiting the saga of Bangladeshi labour migration to the Gulf states: need for new theoretical and methodological approaches; 8 From rupees to dirhams: labour migration from Nepal to the GCC region; PART III Impact of migration; 9 Bangladeshi labour migration to Saudi Arabia; 10 Sri Lankan migration from Sri Lanka to the Gulf: female breadwinners and domestic workers; 11 Choosing a profession in order to leave: migration of Malayali nurses to the Gulf countries
Notes
12 Labour migration to the Middle East and socio-economic mobility in Pakistan13 The financial crisis in the Gulf and its impact on South Asian migrant workers
