Diaspora online : identity politics and Romanian migrants /: identity politics and Romanian migrants. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ruxandra Trandafoiu.
• Other Names: Trandafoiu, Ruxandra
• Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction PART I &ndash; DEPARTURES The 'Great Escape': Defining Emigration as Social Transition and 'Natural Selection' Chapter 1. 'Land Without Horizon': The Post-communist Transition and Emigration as Political Act; Chapter 2. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'Taking the Bull by the Horns': Migrant Pathology and the Role of Diasporic Websites PART II &ndash; ARRIVALS 'Bread Tastes Better at Home': The (Il)liberal Paradox of Western Societies Chapter 3. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'Waking up among Strangers': Translation, Adaptation, Participation; Chapter 4. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'Nobody Wants to Know Me': Immigration Controls and Diasporic Associative Models PART III &ndash; POLITICS Diasporans Unite: Identity Politics and the Romanian Diaspora Chapter 5. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'Brothers, We Need to Do Something!': Online Activism and the Politicization of the Diaspora; Chapter 6. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'Languishing in Purgatory': The Politics of Location and Homeland; Chapter 7. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'America, Romanian Land': Diasporic Identity Politics in the United States and Canada PART IV &ndash; SECOND LIFE 'Voir, c'est avoir à distance' Chapter 8. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Diaspora Online: Hierarchies and Rules Conclusion : The Story Is Still Being Written Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 305.8591; Romanians -- Foreign countries; Romanians -- Migrations; Romanians -- Ethnic identity; Romanians -- Cultural assimilation; Emigration and immigration -- Technological innovations; Identity politics -- Romania; Romania -- Emigration and immigration
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857459442; 0857459449
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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