Comparing Postcolonial Diasporas
Bringing together a group of intellectuals from a number of disciplines, this collection breaks new ground within the field of postcolonial diaspora studies, moving beyond the Anglophone bias of much existing scholarship by investigating comparative links
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Comparing Postcolonial Diasporas Edited by
Michelle Keown, David Murphy and
James Procter
Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Michelle Keown, David Murphy & James Procter 2009 Individual chapters © contributors 2009 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2009 978-0-230-54708-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-36142-7 ISBN 978-0-230-23278-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230232785 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Comparing postcolonial diasporas / edited by Michelle Keown, David Murphy, and James Procter. p. cm. Includes index. 1. Emigration and immigration. 2. Intercultural communication. 3. Transnationalism. 4. Group identity. 5. Postcolonialism. I. Keown, Michelle, 1972– II. Murphy, David, 1971– III. Procter, James. JV6035.C57 2009 304.8—dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09
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This book is dedicated to the memory of Vanessa Knights (1969–2007)
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Contents List of Plates and Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgements
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Notes on Contributors
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Introduction: Theorizing Postcolonial Diasporas Michelle Keown, David Murphy and James Procter
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Section 1 Discovering Europe 1
European Tribes: Transcultural Diasporic Encounters John McLeod
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Postcolonial Studies in the Context of the ‘Diasporic’ Netherlands Elleke Boehmer and Frances Gouda
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Transcultural Encounters in Contemporary
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