Here, there, and elsewhere the making of immigrant identities in a globalized world

"With this book, Tahseen Shams is the first to theorize the idea of elsewhere, and in so doing fills a major gap in migration literature. Taking Islam as a lens through which to study connections between migrants from different homelands, she finds that many South Asian Muslim Americans engage...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Shams, Tahseen, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press [2020]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Globalization in everyday life.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"With this book, Tahseen Shams is the first to theorize the idea of elsewhere, and in so doing fills a major gap in migration literature. Taking Islam as a lens through which to study connections between migrants from different homelands, she finds that many South Asian Muslim Americans engage in political and social activities that aim to bring changes to Middle Eastern "elsewhere." Moreover, they evaluate mainstream U.S. politics based on American politicians' positions on Muslim-related issues "elsewhere." Elsewhere introduces new questions for understanding any migrant community's political participation and sense of belonging"--
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781503612846
9781503610699
9781503612839