1st Edition
Long-Distance Nationalism Diasporas, Homelands and Identities
By Zlatko Skrbiš
Copyright 1999
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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How strong and how significant is the interaction between migrants and homelands in the late 20th century? Have the processes of globalization and transnational interaction produced new forms of nationalism or at least altered the old ones? By using Croatians and Slovenians in Australia as examples this book examines the extent to which migrants are influenced by historical and contemporary... Read more
Contents: Introduction; History, homeland, nostalgia; Diasporas and community sentiments; The distant view; Constructing the other; Marriage choices; Conclusion; Bibliography.
Biography
Zlatko Skrbiš is Pro Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, Australia.
'...a very instructive book about the Slovene and Croatian émigré communities in Australia...very easy and entertaining, as well as informative reading...' Journal of multilingual and Multicultural Development
