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Penguin Atlas of Diasporas

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Bibliographic information:

 

Chaliand, GĂ©rard, and Jean-Pierre Rageau. 1997. The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas. Translated by A. M. Berrett. New York: Viking. 

 


Abstract:

 

The authors preface their atlas by pointing to the difficulty of defining "diaspora."  They note that diasporas usually are characterized by the following four criteria: 1) a diaspora is "the collective forced dispersion of a religious and/or ethnic group, precipitated by a disaster, often of a political nature" (p. xiv); 2) "collective memory" plays an important role in diasporas; 3) diasporas transmit their cultural or religious heritages; and 4) diasporas maintain a "desire to endure" over time (p. xviii).  But exceptions exist for every characteristic identified.  Despite this difficulty, the authors selected the following principal diasporas and semi-diasporas for inclusion in this atlas:  Jewish, Armenian, Gypsy, Black, Chinese, Indian, Irish, Greek, Lebanese, Palestinian, and Vietnamese/Korean.  Each chapter includes an historical narrative, maps indicating migration routes, statistics, and a discussion of where each group ended up.  Originally published in French under the title Atlas des diasporas (1991). 

 


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Ethnic and national groups

 


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Book

 


 

 

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