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Transforming Diaspora
. Ed(S): Field, Robin E.; Kapadia, Parmita
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Hardback. Editor(s): Field, Robin E.; Kapadia, Parmita. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Transforming Diaspora brings together an eclectic collection of essays that challenges traditional understandings of the diasporic condition. Most studies of diaspora privilege place, thus creating a binary between homeland and hostland. This book argues that the emerging forces of transnationalism and globalization have rendered such a division obsolete. Rather, the editors posit transnationalism and globalization to be fundamental characteristics of contemporary diasporic communities. Exploring the effects of the present historical moment on diaspora, the essays examine the changes in the relationships between diasporas, homelands, and hostlands. The collection is divided into two broad categories. The first section offers reinterpretations of ... Read more
Transforming Diaspora brings together an eclectic collection of essays that challenges traditional understandings of the diasporic condition. Most studies of diaspora privilege place, thus creating a binary between homeland and hostland. This book argues that the emerging forces of transnationalism and globalization have rendered such a division obsolete. Rather, the editors posit transnationalism and globalization to be fundamental characteristics of contemporary diasporic communities. Exploring the effects of the present historical moment on diaspora, the essays examine the changes in the relationships between diasporas, homelands, and hostlands. The collection is divided into two broad categories. The first section offers reinterpretations of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611474411
SKU
V9781611474411
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About . Ed(S): Field, Robin E.; Kapadia, Parmita
Robin E. Field is assistant professor of English and the director of women’s studies at King’s College (Pennsylvania). Parmita Kapadia is associate professor of English at Northern Kentucky University.
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