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Diaspora : a very short introduction / Kevin Kenny.

by Kenny, Kevin, 1960-

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Oxford University Press, c2013.

Human beings -- Migrations.

Emigration and immigration.

Transnationalism.

Culture and globalization.

Human geography.

Very short introductions ; 361.

9780199858583 (pbk.)

0199858586 (pbk.)

xvii, 123 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is diaspora? -- Migration -- Connections -- Return -- A global concept -- The future of diaspora.

"What does diaspora mean? Until quite recently, the word had a specific and restricted meaning, referring principally to the dispersal and exile of the Jews. But since the 1960s, the term diaspora has proliferated to a remarkable extent, to the point where it is now applied to migrants of almost every kind. This Very Short Introduction explains where the concept of diaspora came from, how its meaning changed over time, why its usage has expanded so dramatically in recent years, and how it can both clarify and distort the nature of migration."--Publisher.

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