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 thistext.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5340-9
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés