Diaspora Politics At Home Abroad |
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| Author:
| Sheffer, Gabriel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-00987-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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This book is about an important cultural-political phenomenon, ethno-national diasporas that try to feel at home in their host countries, and yet to maintain close contact with their homelands and promote their culture and interest. The book analyzes their continuous struggle to maintain their identity, to organize, and to fight against all those who want to prevent their permanent settlement and integration in their host countries. It discusses the complex questions of the loyalties...
More DescriptionThis book is about an important cultural-political phenomenon, ethno-national diasporas that try to feel at home in their host countries, and yet to maintain close contact with their homelands and promote their culture and interest. The book analyzes their continuous struggle to maintain their identity, to organize, and to fight against all those who want to prevent their permanent settlement and integration in their host countries. It discusses the complex questions of the loyalties of these groups to their homelands and host countries and their potential and actual contributions to their host countries and homelands.