{"product_id":"diaspora-online-identity-politics-and-romanian-migrants-berg05-13-06-2019-9780857459435","title":"Diaspora Online Identity Politics and Romanian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book chronicles the online cultural and political expressions of the Romanian diaspora, using websites based in Europe and North America. Through online exchanges, Romanians perform new types of citizenship, articulated from the margins of the political field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book is an interesting and informative read, a glimpse not only into the souls of individuals but also of their nation of origin that is not finished dealing with its past while wrestling with an uncertain present and future.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Slavic Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a well-researched and insightful book that contributes to our understanding of migrant activism, online transnationalism, identity formation, and online political participation.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · International Migration Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This was a high quality, well written manuscript on the Romanian diaspora. It was very informative, providing interesting commentary and information on a relatively unknown diasporic community.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Eugenia Siapera\u003c\/strong\u003e, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I – DEPARTURES \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eThe ‘Great Escape’: Defining Emigration as Social Transition and ‘Natural Selection’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e‘Land Without Horizon’: The Post-communist Transition and Emigration as Political Act\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e‘Taking the Bull by the Horns’: Migrant Pathology and the Role of Diasporic Websites\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II – ARRIVALS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e‘Bread Tastes Better at Home’: The (Il)liberal Paradox of Western Societies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e‘Waking up among Strangers’: Translation, Adaptation, Participation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e‘Nobody Wants to Know Me’: Immigration Controls and Diasporic Associative Models\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III – POLITICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDiasporans Unite: Identity Politics and the Romanian Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e‘Brothers, We Need to Do Something!’: Online Activism and the Politicization of the Diaspora\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e‘Languishing in Purgatory’: The Politics of Location and Homeland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e ‘America, Romanian Land’: Diasporic Identity Politics in the United States and Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV – SECOND LIFE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e‘Voir, c’est avoir à distance’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eDiaspora Online: Hierarchies and Rules\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Story Is Still Being Written\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038919524695,"sku":"9780857459435","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857459435.jpg?v=1750941938","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/diaspora-online-identity-politics-and-romanian-migrants-berg05-13-06-2019-9780857459435","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}