Global diasporas: an introduction / (Record no. 3309)
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International Standard Book Number | 9780415435505 (hbk.) |
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International Standard Book Number | 9780203928943 (ebook) |
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International Standard Book Number | 0203928946 (ebook) |
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International Standard Book Number | 9780415435512 (pbk.) |
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Transcribing agency | CUS |
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Classification number | 909.04924 |
Item number | COH/G |
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Personal name | Cohen, Robin |
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Title | Global diasporas: an introduction / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Robin Cohen |
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Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Routledge, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xvi, 219 p.: |
Other physical details | ill.; |
Dimensions | 24 cm. |
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General note | Previous ed.: London: UCL, 1997. |
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Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Formatted contents note | 1 Four phases of diaspora studies<br/>The prototypical diaspora 2<br/>The expanded concept of diaspora 4<br/>Social constructionist critiques of diaspora 8 <br/>The consolidation phase 11<br/>Conclusion: the tools to delineate a diaspora 15 <br/>Further reading 19<br/>Questions to think about 19<br/>2 Classical notions of diaspora: transcending the Jewish tradition<br/>’Babylon’ as a site of oppression 22<br/>’Babylon’ as a site of creativity 23<br/>The Jewish diaspora and Christianity 24 <br/>The Jewish diaspora and Islam 21<br/>Ashkenazifates 30<br/>Conclusion 34<br/>Further reading 36 <br/>Questions to think about 36<br/>3 Victim diasporas: Africans and Armenians <br/>Origins of the African diaspora 40<br/>The African diaspora: homeland and return 43<br/>Other aspects of the African diaspora 46<br/>Jlie creation of the Armenian diaspora 48<br/>After the massacres: Armenians at home and abroad 51<br/>Soviet Armenia and after 56<br/>Conclusion 57<br/>Further reading 58<br/>Questions to think about 59<br/>4 Labour and imperial diasporas: indentured Indians<br/>and the British<br/>A new system of slavery? 62<br/>The songs of Ramayana and political outcomes 65<br/>Imperial diasporas 68<br/>The settlement of the British Empire 69 <br/>The end of the dominion diaspora 74<br/>Conclusion 77<br/>Further reading 80<br/>Questions to think about 80<br/>5 Trade and business diasporas: Chinese and Lebanese <br/>The making of the Chinese diaspora 84<br/>The Chinese as minorities 88<br/>The great Lebanese emigration 91<br/>The Lebanese diaspora: butterflies and caterpillars 94<br/>Conclusion: ethnic entrepreneurs and trade diasporas 97<br/>Further reading 99<br/>Questions to think about 99<br/>6 Diasporas and their homelands: Zionists and Sikhs<br/>Birth traumas: can Israel be a ’normal’ state? 104<br/>brael and the diaspora 106<br/>The origins of the Sikh diaspora 112<br/>Sikhs: the lure of homeland 114<br/>Conclusion 119<br/>Further reading 120<br/>Questions to think about 121<br/>7 Deterritorialized diasporas: the black Atlantic and<br/>the lure of Bombay<br/>The Caribbean: migration and diaspora 124<br/>African-Caribbeans in the USA 126 <br/>African-Caribbeans in the UK 127 <br/>Caribbean peoples in the Netherlands and France 128<br/>The black Atlantic thesis 130<br/>Sindhis and Parsis in Bombay 135<br/>Conclusion 137<br/>Further reading 138 <br/>Questions to think about 139<br/>8 Mobilizing diasporas in a global age<br/>Diasporas in a globalized economy 142<br/>New forms of international migration 144<br/>Cosmopolitanism, global cities and the bridging role of diasporas 146<br/>Religion and diasporas 150<br/>Conclusion 154<br/>Further reading 156<br/>Questions to thiitk about 156<br/>9 Studying diasporas: old methods and new topics<br/>Flow and why do typologies work? 160 <br/>Comparing diasporas: Wittgenstein’s rope 161<br/>Diasporas as agents of development 168<br/>The role of diasporas in international politics 169<br/>Negative reactions to the growth of diasporas 170<br/>Final remarks 172<br/>A literature guide 174 <br/>Questions to think about 177 |
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Keyword | Emigration and immigration. |
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Keyword | Refugees. |
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Keyword | Ethnicity. |
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Keyword | Diaspora. |
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Keyword | Verdrijving. |
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Keyword | Genocide. |
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Keyword | Migratie (demografie) |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 21/06/2016 | 909.04924 COH/G | P17877 | 10/02/2023 | 23/05/2017 | General Books |