Ebook: Approaching Transnationalisms: Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts, and Imaginings of Home
- Tags: Economic Geography, Regional/Spatial Science, Entrepreneurship, Political Science general
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The term 'transnationalism' has gained considerable academic and popular currency despite a lack of clear definitions, in part because its overall form changes as its influence incorporates additional spheres of daily life on a variety of scales and contexts.
The purpose of this volume is to bring together different perspectives on this phenomenon, using case studies that represent some of the most current thinking on 'transnationalism' in a wide range of disciplines. Central themes which this book explores include legal and economic reactions to transnational migration; the (re)negotiation of identities in the context of changing national, social and cultural identities; and the emergence of new imaginings of home and social space in transnational communities. Approaching Transnationalisms: Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts and Imaginings of Home foregrounds powerful transnational forces crossing the boundaries of nation-states, and at the same time, gives attention to the continued significance of the nation-state and the diversity of localized reactions to transnational challenges.
The term 'transnationalism' has gained considerable academic and popular currency despite a lack of clear definitions, in part because its overall form changes as its influence incorporates additional spheres of daily life on a variety of scales and contexts.
The purpose of this volume is to bring together different perspectives on this phenomenon, using case studies that represent some of the most current thinking on 'transnationalism' in a wide range of disciplines. Central themes which this book explores include legal and economic reactions to transnational migration; the (re)negotiation of identities in the context of changing national, social and cultural identities; and the emergence of new imaginings of home and social space in transnational communities. Approaching Transnationalisms: Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts and Imaginings of Home foregrounds powerful transnational forces crossing the boundaries of nation-states, and at the same time, gives attention to the continued significance of the nation-state and the diversity of localized reactions to transnational challenges.
The term 'transnationalism' has gained considerable academic and popular currency despite a lack of clear definitions, in part because its overall form changes as its influence incorporates additional spheres of daily life on a variety of scales and contexts.
The purpose of this volume is to bring together different perspectives on this phenomenon, using case studies that represent some of the most current thinking on 'transnationalism' in a wide range of disciplines. Central themes which this book explores include legal and economic reactions to transnational migration; the (re)negotiation of identities in the context of changing national, social and cultural identities; and the emergence of new imaginings of home and social space in transnational communities. Approaching Transnationalisms: Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts and Imaginings of Home foregrounds powerful transnational forces crossing the boundaries of nation-states, and at the same time, gives attention to the continued significance of the nation-state and the diversity of localized reactions to transnational challenges.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Approaching Transnationalisms....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Transnationalism and Citizenship....Pages 15-38
The Role of New Arrivals in Hong Kong’s Economic Imaginary....Pages 39-59
Ethnic Entrepreneurship, Social Networks, and the Enclave....Pages 61-82
Change Management and Consultants....Pages 83-93
Front Matter....Pages 94-94
Recognizing Cultural Diversity and Renegotiating Civic Citizenship....Pages 97-121
School of the Nation....Pages 123-139
Multicultural Society and Intercultural Education....Pages 141-159
Housing Ethnicity....Pages 161-186
The Floating Body and the Disappearing Border....Pages 187-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Haitian Immigrants in the United States....Pages 205-250
Essentializing Chinese Identity....Pages 251-300
Architects of a Discourse?....Pages 301-320
A Tale of Two Communities....Pages 321-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-392
The term 'transnationalism' has gained considerable academic and popular currency despite a lack of clear definitions, in part because its overall form changes as its influence incorporates additional spheres of daily life on a variety of scales and contexts.
The purpose of this volume is to bring together different perspectives on this phenomenon, using case studies that represent some of the most current thinking on 'transnationalism' in a wide range of disciplines. Central themes which this book explores include legal and economic reactions to transnational migration; the (re)negotiation of identities in the context of changing national, social and cultural identities; and the emergence of new imaginings of home and social space in transnational communities. Approaching Transnationalisms: Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts and Imaginings of Home foregrounds powerful transnational forces crossing the boundaries of nation-states, and at the same time, gives attention to the continued significance of the nation-state and the diversity of localized reactions to transnational challenges.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Approaching Transnationalisms....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Transnationalism and Citizenship....Pages 15-38
The Role of New Arrivals in Hong Kong’s Economic Imaginary....Pages 39-59
Ethnic Entrepreneurship, Social Networks, and the Enclave....Pages 61-82
Change Management and Consultants....Pages 83-93
Front Matter....Pages 94-94
Recognizing Cultural Diversity and Renegotiating Civic Citizenship....Pages 97-121
School of the Nation....Pages 123-139
Multicultural Society and Intercultural Education....Pages 141-159
Housing Ethnicity....Pages 161-186
The Floating Body and the Disappearing Border....Pages 187-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Haitian Immigrants in the United States....Pages 205-250
Essentializing Chinese Identity....Pages 251-300
Architects of a Discourse?....Pages 301-320
A Tale of Two Communities....Pages 321-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-392
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