Diaspora as a resource
Subtitle: comparative studies in strategies, networks and urban space
By: edited by Waltraud Kokot, Christian Giordano and Mijal Gandelsman-Trier
Contributors: Diaspora as a resource (Conference) (2010 : University of Hamburg)
Series: Freiburger sozialanthropologische Studien = -- Freiburg studies in social anthropologie = -- Etudes d'anthropologie sociale de l'Université de Fribourg -- Band 36; Freiburger sozialanthropologische Studien -- Bd. 36.
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Zürich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9783643801456
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Congresses; Transnationalism
Description: "Diasporas are nodes of cultural exchange, connecting different systems of values, beliefs, and social organization. Throughout history and the present, diasporas have provided important contributions to economies, politics, and culture, both for the home countries and for societies of residence. This book contains case studies from different disciplines, exploring diaspora as a resource, both on collective and on individual levels. Common themes are the structure and use of diaspora networks, as well as relations between different diasporas, ranging from co-existence to competition or strategic co-operation, and the complex interdependence between diaspora and urbanity."--page 4 of cover.
Notes: "Besides two additional articles ... the papers in this volume are based on presentations held at the international conference Diaspora as a Resource: Comparative Studies in Strategies, Networks and Urban Space at the University of Hamburg (June 4-6, 2010)."--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references.