{"product_id":"diaspora-9781405153409","title":"Diaspora","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis introduction highlights key topics significant to contemporary discussions of diaspora and stressing the substantial impact these migratory shifts have on global capital. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a critical introduction to diaspora - the study of dispersed ethnic populations - with specific focus on migratory shifts post-1989 and post 9\/11\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the ways global capitalist shifts and the global terrorism war impact diaspora movements since the mid-1990s\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of globalization, the global terror war, and post-9\/11 geopolitical and geo-economic shifts\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages directly with the political and ideological formations of the contemporary diaspora movement\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides comprehensive analysis of labour and economic migration; the relationship of diaspora to gender and race; queer diasporas; and diasporic ''acts of resistance''\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTheorizing Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book will be of interest to scholars as well as students in the field, though there is a clear emphasis on the latter, and the book contains an opening set of definitions dealing with key terms (‘refugees' and ‘detainees', rather than hybridity), with each chapter ending on a series of questions for readers to consider. The book closes with one of the most substantial bibliographies we have come across on the subject of diaspora (over sixty pages) and will be a useful resource for future research in the field.\" (\u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003ePreface: Between Homelands and Homelessness? New Diasporas, Global Refugees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Diaspora: Key Terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Diasporic Workers, New Global Economy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: \"La Frontera\": Transborder Migrations, Mexican-American Diasporic Workers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Gender and Diasporas\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Filipina Working Diasporas in the US, Hong Kong, and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Global Traffic\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Queer Diasporas\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Race and Diasporas\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Outsiders Within: Les Beurs and France’s “Crise des banlieues”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Barred Entry: Haitian and Southeast Asian Asylees in the US and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Transnational Activism, Diasporic Arts of Resistance\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 1: Troubled Waters, Dam Nation, Grassroots, and Transnational Indian Diasporic Resistance: Whence Narmada?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 2: Haitian Diaspora and Transnational \"Tenth Department\" Activism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 3: Filipina Maids in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostface: Diasporic Shifts Post-9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Reflection and Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529333449047,"sku":"9781405153409","price":47.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405153409.jpg?v=1731875210","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/diaspora-9781405153409","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}