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Description for Theorizing Diaspora
Hardcover. * Anthologizes the most influential and critically received essays that have shaped the trajectory of diaspora studies. * Offers classic statements that have defined the field by scholars including Appadurai, Gilroy, Radhakrishnan, and Hall. Editor(s): Braziel, Jana Evans; Mannur, Anita. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Bringing together the key essays that have constituted this field since its inception and that point the way toward its future, Theorizing Diaspora is a central resource for understanding diaspora as an emergent and contested theoretical space.
Bringing together the key essays that have constituted this field since its inception and that point the way toward its future, Theorizing Diaspora is a central resource for understanding diaspora as an emergent and contested theoretical space.
- Anthologizes the most influential and critically received essays that have shaped the trajectory of diaspora studies.
- Offers classic statements that have defined the field by scholars including Appadurai, Gilroy, Radhakrishnan, and Hall.
- Presents divergent strains of multiple diasporas, including Chinese, Black African, Jewish, South Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean.
- Reflects the modalities and methodologies of scholars ... Read more
- Includes a postscript on diaspora in cyberspace and an extensive bibliography.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
KeyWorks in Cultural Studies
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631233916
SKU
V9780631233916
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About Braziel
Jana Evans Braziel is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. In 2002–3 she was Five College Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Amherst College. She has written widely on diaspora and cultural studies, and is the editor of Bodies Out of Bounds: Fatness and Transgression (with Kathleen LeBesco, 2001). Anita Mannur ... Read more
Reviews for Theorizing Diaspora
"Diaspora is one of the most critically debated terms in contemporary discussions of migration and identity. Bringing together key essays in the field, this superb collection offers us a comprehensive overview of diaspora's past politics and potential futures. Above all, it reminds us that diaspora is a distinctly human phenomenon, involving the displacement, movement, and separation of peoples." David L. ... Read more