Diaspora Politics At Home Abroad [Hardcover]

This book discusses the loyalties of diaspora groups to their homelands and their host countries.This book is about an important cultural-political phenomenon, ethno-national diasporas that try to feel at home in their host countries, and yet to maintain close contact with their homelands and promote their culture and interest. The book analyzes their continuous struggle to maintain their identity, to organize, and to fight against all those who want to prevent their permanent settlement and integration in their host countries. It discusses the complex questions of the loyalties of these groups to their homelands and host countries and their potential and actual contributions to their host countries and homelands.This book is about an important cultural-political phenomenon, ethno-national diasporas that try to feel at home in their host countries, and yet to maintain close contact with their homelands and promote their culture and interest. The book analyzes their continuous struggle to maintain their identity, to organize, and to fight against all those who want to prevent their permanent settlement and integration in their host countries. It discusses the complex questions of the loyalties of these groups to their homelands and host countries and their potential and actual contributions to their host countries and homelands.This book is about an important cultural-political phenomenon: ethno-national diasporas. While these groups try to feel at home in their host countries, they maintain at the same time close contact with their homelands to promote their culture and interests. The book analyzes their continuous struggle to maintain their identity, organize, and fight against all wishing to prevent permanent settlement and integration in the host countries. It discusses the complex questions of the groups' loyalties to their homelands and host countries as well as their contributions to them.Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Primary questions and l£N