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Diaspora politics : at home abroad / Gabriel Sheffer.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Edition: 1st paperback editionDescription: xiii, 290 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0521009871 (pbk.)
  • 9780521009874 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 325
LOC classification:
  • JV 6021 S542d 2006
Contents:
Primary questions and hypotheses Diasporism and diasporas in history The collective portrait of contemporary diasporas Diasporas in numbers The making, development, and unmaking of diasporas Stateless and state-linked diasporas Transstate networks and politics Diasporas, the nation-state and regional integration Loyalty Diasporas at home abroad
Summary: An important cultural-political phenomenon, ethno-national diasporas try to feel at home in their host countries, and yet maintain close contact with their homelands and promote their culture and interest. This book discusses the complex questions of the loyalties of these groups to their homelands and host countries.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JV 6021 S542d 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000057675

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Primary questions and hypotheses
Diasporism and diasporas in history
The collective portrait of contemporary diasporas
Diasporas in numbers
The making, development, and unmaking of diasporas
Stateless and state-linked diasporas
Transstate networks and politics
Diasporas, the nation-state and regional integration
Loyalty
Diasporas at home abroad

An important cultural-political phenomenon, ethno-national diasporas try to feel at home in their host countries, and yet maintain close contact with their homelands and promote their culture and interest. This book discusses the complex questions of the loyalties of these groups to their homelands and host countries.

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