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Diasporas in conflict : peace-makers or peace-wreckers? / edited by Hazel Smith and Paul Stares.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2007.Description: xii, 318 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789280811407 (pbk.)
  • 9280811401 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.8
LOC classification:
  • JV 6255 D541 2007
Online resources:
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 Tèolèolyan -- 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JV 6255 D541 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000053626

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 Tèolèolyan -- 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.

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.

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