at home abroad Sheffer, Gabriel 1938- creator text bibliography nyu New York Cambridge University Press 2006 1st paperback edition monographic eng

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xiii, 290 pages ; 23 cm. 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. 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 Gabriel Sheffer. Includes bibliographical references and index. Emigration and immigration History Emigración e inmigración Historia Emigration and immigration Political aspects Emigración e inmigración Aspectos políticos JV 6021 S542d 2006 325 0521009871 (pbk.) 9780521009874 (pbk.) ZQP 061120 20251001121304.0 55719 eng