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Vic Satzewich (Ed.) - Transnational Identities and Practices in Canada - 9780774812832 - V9780774812832
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Transnational Identities and Practices in Canada

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Description for Transnational Identities and Practices in Canada Hardback. This is the first collection in Canada to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of transnationalism. Editor(s): Satzewich, Vic; Wong, Lloyd. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 figures, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 649.

With contributions from some of Canada’s leading historians, political scientists, geographers, anthropologists, and sociologists, this collection examines the transnational practices and identities of immigrant and ethnic communities in Canada. It looks at why members of these groups maintain ties with their homelands -- whether real or imagined -- and how those connections shape individual identities and community organizations. How does transnationalism establish or transform geographical, social, and ideological borders? Do homeland ties affect what it means to be “Canadian”? Do they reflect Canada’s commitment to multiculturalism? Through analysis of the complex forces driving transnationalism, this comprehensive study focuses attention on ... Read more

This is the first collection in Canada to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of transnationalism. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in issues of immigration, multiculturalism, ethnicity, and settlement.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774812832
SKU
V9780774812832
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Vic Satzewich (Ed.)
Vic Satzewich is a professor of sociology at McMaster University. Lloyd Wong is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Calgary.

Reviews for Transnational Identities and Practices in Canada
Transnational Identities and Practices in Canada establishes the need for discussing ethnicity not just in relation to the Canadian nation-state (as it has been treated so far), but also in relation to the connections that ethnic groups maintain with other locations. In fact, each contributor points towards new directions for research that would offer a better understanding of transnationalism in ... Read more

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