| Description |
1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in Early Modern Religious Dissents and Radicalism Ser |
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Routledge Studies in Early Modern Religious Dissents and Radicalism Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Translators -- Introduction -- 1. The Tribulations of an "Umbrella Term" -- What is a diaspora? -- Diaspora debates -- Essentialisation of the group -- Diasporas, migrations, minorities -- Diasporic networks -- 2. Shared Memory, Culture, and Religion -- The original homeland -- Foundational trauma -- Narratives of exile -- The impact of the original homeland -- Language -- Diasporic iconography -- The "small fatherland" -- Shared destiny and collective redemption |
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The culture of martyrdom -- Messianic destinies -- Ethnicising difference -- 3. Migration and Social Ties -- The complex issue of marriage -- Doing business amongst themselves -- Men and women on the move -- Itinerant occupations -- The educational and religious grand tour -- Female merchants and refugees -- Diasporic exceptions? -- Charity and translocal solidarity -- 4. Diasporic Metropolises -- The appeal of the city -- The melting pot of communities -- Metropolises and metropolisation -- Times and seasons -- Functions and hierarchies -- 5. Temporalities and Diasporic Segments |
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Diasporic cycles -- "Diasporas within a diaspora" -- From formation... -- ... to structuration -- Us, the others -- Beginnings and dilutions -- 6. Diasporas and Political Authorities -- Persecution and conflicts of loyalty -- Granting asylum -- Conditions of asylum -- Documents and statutes -- Privileges and protection -- Minorities and the balance of power -- 7. Aggregation, Segregation, Neighbouring -- Aggregation and dispersion: Where to live? -- Living together or apart... -- ... but not just anywhere -- Situating social interaction -- Next-door neighbours, church neighbours -- Places of friction |
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8. Minorities in the City -- Place and avowal: Integration -- Belonging to social bodies -- The flipside of autonomy: Rights... and duties -- "The guest who stays" -- Alliances -- Socialising -- Assimilating -- Between attraction and repulsion: The uncanniness of the newcomer -- 9. Inter-diasporic Relationships -- Competition... -- ... and collaboration -- Shared spaces and meeting places -- The impact of alliances -- Combining trade networks -- Crossfertilisation: Stimulate by example -- Mutual observation -- The Jewish model -- Memorial constructs and shared experiences -- Brokers and go-betweens |
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Conclusion -- Figures and Maps -- Notes and Credits to the Figures and Maps -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Assimilation (Sociology)
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Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects
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Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
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Assimilation (Sociology)
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Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects.
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Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Muchnik, Natalia
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| ISBN |
9781000572094 |
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1000572099 |
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