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'''''City of Strangers: Gulf Migration and the Indian Community in Bahrain''''' is an English-language book written by [[Andrew M. Gardner]].<ref name=Strathprints>{{cite web|title=Andrew M. Gardner, City of Strangers: Gulf Migration and the Indian Community in Bahrain|url=http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/36765/|publisher=Strathprints|accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref> This book was first published in 2010 by [[Cornell University Press]].<ref name="University of Puget Sounds">{{cite web|title=Andrew Gardner's "City of Strangers" Explores the Lives of Migrant Laborers in the Middle East|url=http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events/campus-news/details/800/|publisher=University of Puget Sounds|accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=GR>{{cite web|title=City of Strangers|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9175188-city-of-strangers|publisher=Good Reads|accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Cambridge journals">{{cite web|title=Book review|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8960479&fileId=S0020743813000603|publisher=Cambridge journals|accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
In this book Gardner has captured the lives and everyday experiences of [[Indian people|Indian]] workers living in [[Bahrain]]. These people are mainly migrant workers and constitute about half of the country. Gardener has also told these workers' personal stories and how the "sponsorship system" in this country binds a worker to a particular sponsor.<ref name="University of Puget Sounds" />

==Reviews==
In a book-analysis published by the ''University of Puget Sounds'', it was written—
<blockquote>Armed with his interviews and research, Gardner goes beyond merely describing the system and boldly suggests changes that could improve the lot of the workers, without stemming the labor flow that is key to such cities’ wealth. Gardner explains that for the Middle Eastern states, the exploitative practices are a means to build industries and cities that will ensure the region’s international success, even as the oil runs out.</blockquote>

==References==
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[[Category:2010 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Anthropology books]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Bahrain]]
[[Category:Books about the Middle East]]
[[Category:Cornell University Press books]]
[[Category:English-language books]]
[[Category:Works about human migration]]

City of Strangers (book) - Revision history

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