TY - BOOK AU - Sheffer,Gabriel TI - Diaspora politics: at home abroad SN - 0521811376 AV - Duplicado U1 - 325 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Emigration and immigration KW - History KW - Political aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Primary questions and hypotheses; 2. Diasporism and diasporas in history; 3. A collective portrait of contemporary diasporas; 4. Diasporas in numbers; 5. The making, development, and unmaking of diasporas; 6. Stateless and state-linked diasporas; 7. Trans-state networks and politics; 8. Diasporas, the nation-state and regional integration; 9. Loyalty; 10. Diasporas at home abroad; References; Index N2 - An important cultural-political phenomenon, ethno-national diasporas try to feel at home in their host countries, and yet maintain close contact with their homelands and promote their culture and interest. This book discusses the complex questions of the loyalties of these groups to their homelands and host countries UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/2002024450.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam026/2002024450.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0731/2002024450-b.html ER -