Autorentext

Gabriel Sheffer was an Associate Director of the Leonard Davis Institute of International Relations and Senior Lecturer of Political Science at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Klappentext

Originally published in 1986, this book focuses on the role and influence of ethnic diasporas on international and trans-state politics. It is particularly concerned with the relations between the homelands and host countries. In recent years the networks created by ethnic diasporas have become increasingly important in the international arena. They are now an integral and permanent feature of national and international politics. The Hispanic community in the United States, the Pakistanis and Palestinians in the Gulf, the Turkish in Western Europe and the Israelis in the USA and Canada have established themselves as new diasporas. The cultural, political and economic activity of these diasporas are no less intensive than those which characterised diasporas established during the large migrations in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Inhalt

1.A New Field of Study: Modern Diasporas in International Politics Gabriel Sheffer 2. The Impact of Homeland Upon Diasporas Walker Connor 3. Labour Migrations as Incipient Diasporas Myron Weiner 4. Diaspora and Language Jacob M. Landau 5. The Indian Diaspora: Influence on International Relations Arthur W. Helweg 6. The Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia Milton J. Esman 7. Black America as a Mobilizing Diaspora: Some International Implications Locksley Edmondson 8. The Jewish People as the Classic Diaspora: A Political Analysis Daniel J. Elazar 9. Political Aspects of Jewish Fundraising for Israel Gabriel Sheffer 10. Diasporas and Communal Conflicts in Divided Societies: The Case for Palestine Under the British Mandate Dan Horowitz 11. The Palestinians in the Diaspora Iliya Harik 12. Diasporas and International Relations Milton J. Esman