Post-colonial domesticity amid diaspora: home and family in the lives of two English sisters from India.(Josephine and Judy Beck) From: Journal of Social History | Date: December 22, 2005| Author: Formes, Malia | COPYRIGHT 2005 Journal of Social History. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Through oral history, this essay explores the meanings of home and family in the memories and experiences of two sisters, Josephine and Judy Beck, who are part of the post-imperial British diaspora. Testifying to the persistence of empire as a force in the lives of those who were children during the years of decolonization, their stories resonate with some of the most compelling of contemporary historical themes. They illustrate ways in which colonialism has remained seamlessly wov...

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