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1 online resource (xii, 318 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-299) and index. |
| Contents |
The analytical and conceptual framework -- Diasporas in international conflict / Hazel Smith -- A neglected relationship: diasporas and conflict resolution / Jacob Bercovitch -- Gender, diasporas and post--cold war conflict / Nadje S. Al-Ali -- The case studies -- The Jewish diaspora and the Arab-Palestinian-Israeli conflict / Gabriel Sheffer -- The Palestinian diaspora / Mohammed A. Bamyeh -- The Armenian diaspora and the Karabagh conflict since 1988 / Khachig Tölölyan -- A reluctant diaspora? the case of Colombia / Virginia M. Bouvier -- The Cuban diaspora / Jean Grugel and Henry Kippin -- The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora: sustaining conflict and pushing for peace / C. Christine Fair -- Kurdish interventions in the Iraq war / Denise Natali -- The mobilized Croatian diaspora: its role in homeland politics and war / Zlatko Skrbis -- African diasporas and post-conflict reconstruction: an Eritrean case study / Khalid Koser -- Political remittance: Cambodian diasporas in conflict and post conflict / Khatharya Um. |
| Summary |
This book investigates the diverse roles of diasporas in different phases of conflict. The contributors identify patterns of diaspora intervention in conflicts and focus on leverage points for constructive interventions by global policymakers. The book brings together globally authoritative voices in the study of diasporas from the diverse disciplines of political science, sociology, cultural studies, literary theory, feminist theory and anthropology.--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects -- Case studies.
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Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects. |
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Case studies.
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Immigrants -- Political activity -- Case studies.
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Immigrants -- Political activity. |
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Immigrants. |
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Conflict management -- Case studies.
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Conflict management. |
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World politics -- Case studies.
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World politics. |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Hazel, 1954-
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Stares, Paul B.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Diasporas in conflict. Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, ©2007 9789280811407 9280811401 (DLC) 2007002607 (OCoLC)81252624 |
| ISBN |
9789280871098 (electronic book) |
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9280871099 (electronic book) |
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9789280811407 (paperback) |
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9280811401 (paperback) |
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