| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| 1 | Theoretical Perspectives | | 1 |
| Introduction | | 1 |
| Definition of Migration | | 4 |
| Why Migrate? | | 6 |
| Who Migrates? | | 13 |
| The Destination on Migrants | | 19 |
| The Organisation of Migration | | 20 |
| Effects of Migration on the Sending Society | | 22 |
| Unit of Analysis | | 28 |
| Organisation of the Book | | 32 |
| Notes | | 34 |
| 2 | Background Setting: Goa and the Village Amora | | 36 |
| Introduction | | 36 |
| Goa: Location and Population | | 38 |
| Portuguese Colonial Era | | 42 |
| Post-Colonial Era | | 51 |
| Selection of Village | | 56 |
| Amora: General Characteristics | | 59 |
| Amora: Patterns of International Migration | | 66 |
| Notes | | 69 |
| 3 | Portuguese Colonialism | | |
| Introduction | | 76 |
| Territorial Basis of the Local Catholic Goan Community | | 78 |
| Structural Features | | 88 |
| Cultural Chracteristics | | 97 |
| Retention of Traditional Practices | | 104 |
| Conclusion | | 111 |
| Notes | | 114 |
| 4 | The Economic Deterioration of Goa | | |
| Introduction | | 125 |
| The 16th Century Village Economy | | 126 |
| Changes in the Agrarian Economy under the Portuguese | | 129 |
| European Colonialism and Employment | | 143 |
| Conclusion | | 146 |
| Notes | | 147 |
| 5 | Migration and the Emergence of an ICGC | | |
| Introduction | | 161 |
| The Nature and Extent of International Migration | | 162 |
| Categories of Migrants and Type of Migration | | 173 |
| Organisation of International Migration | | 179 |
| Jobs and Inter-Generational Occupational Mobility | | 186 |
| The Reproduction of International Migration | | 199 |
| Changing educational provision and access | | 206 |
| Conclusion | | 215 |
| Notes | | 216 |
| 6 | Marriage, Family and Kinship | | |
| Introduction | | 220 |
| Patterns of Marriage and Their Historical Development | | 221 |
| The Implications of Marriage Patterns | | 228 |
| Residence Patterns and Household Organisation | | 242 |
| The Development of Progressive Motherhood | | 250 |
| Female Autonomy and Responsibility | | 257 |
| The Maintenance of Kinship and Affinal Links | | 260 |
| Conclusion | | 261 |
| Notes | | 262 |
| 7 | Socio-Economic Links | | |
| Introduction | | 264 |
| The Remittance Economy | | 265 |
| House Ownership in Goa | | 269 |
| Changing Land Rights in Goa and Publications | | 279 |
| Case Histories | | 290 |
| The Development of New Modes of Production | | 294 |
| The Role of the ICGC in Village Resources | | 301 |
| Conclusion | | 306 |
| Appendix: Problems in Data Collection on Land Rights | | 307 |
| Notes | | 311 |
| 8 | The Structure and Function of Voluntary Associations | | |
| Introduction | | 314 |
| Voluntary Associations in Goa | | 315 |
| Voluntary Associations Outside Goa: Village-Based | | 319 |
| Voluntary Associations Outside Goa: Generalist | | 326 |
| Interest Groups | | 337 |
| Institutional Links | | 341 |
| Conclusion | | 344 |
| 9 | Conclusion | | |
| Introduction | | 346 |
| Patterns of International Catholic Goan Migration | | 347 |
| Ethnogenesis of the ICGC | | 352 |
| Theoretical and Methodological Implications | | 364 |
| Annex A: The Native Anthropologist | | 368 |
| Introduction | | 368 |
| I On becoming a multiple native | | 369 |
| II The significance of permanent kinship | | 374 |
| III Self as informant | | 378 |
| IV The implications of writing texts | | 382 |
| Conclusion | | 386 |
| Bibliography | | 393 |
| Bibliography: references | | 393 |
| Bibliography: reports | | 419 |
| Publications and conference presentations | | 421 |
| Glossary | | 424 |
