Diaspora: An Introduction

By Jana Evans Braziel

Book Overview

This introduction highlights key topics significant to contemporary discussions of diaspora and stressing the substantial impact these migratory shifts have on global capital. Offers a critical introduction to diaspora - the study of dispersed ethnic populations - with specific focus on migratory shifts post-1989 and post 9/11 Examines the ways global capitalist shifts and the global terrorism war impact diaspora movements since the mid-1990s Includes discussion of globalization, the global terror war, and post-9/11 geopolitical and geo-economic shifts Engages directly with the political and ideological formations of the contemporary diaspora movement Provides comprehensive analysis of labour and economic migration; the relationship of diaspora to gender and race; queer diasporas; and diasporic 'acts of resistance' Theorizing Diaspora (2003), Braziel's groundbreaking anthology, offers complementary readings for this text

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405153393
• ISBN13: 9781405153393
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.6"