The Lebanese diaspora the Arab immigrant experience in Montreal, New York, and Paris

The Lebanese are the largest group of Middle Eastern immigrants in the United States, and Lebanese immigrants are also prominent across Europe and the Americas. Based on over eighty interviews with first-generation Lebanese immigrants in the global cities of New York, Montreal and Paris, this book s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Abdelhady, Dalia (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press 2011.
New York, NY : [2011]
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009809031106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Global immigrants : three views on diaspora
  • Narratives of identification : between ethnicity and cosmopolitanism
  • The power of community : beyond homeland and host society
  • Cultures expression : translation, remembrance and global burden
  • Conclusion : global predicaments and cosmopolitan quarrels
  • Appendix. Profile of respondents
  • Notes.