World of diasporas : different perceptions on the concept of diaspora
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World of diasporas : different perceptions on the concept of diaspora
（At the interface : probing the boundaries / Robert Fisher, series editor, v. 117）
Brill Rodopi, c2019
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This book offers fascinating insights into the concept of diaspora by presenting a portrait gallery of writers highlighting diasporas on Welsh, Mauritian, Palestinian, Circassian Kurdish, British Sikh, Dutch Hindustani, Indian, Tamil and African experiences.
Harjinder Singh Majhail and Sinan Dogan present the world of diasporas in interesting portrayals such as Gulnur's research into Circassian history lying hidden in Yistanbulako elegy, Enaya's visits into Milwaukee in Wisconsin where Palestinian Muslim women marry outside their religion because of the non-availability of suitable partners in their community and Harjinder Majhail's sojourns into J. K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy portraying a teenager girl's brave encounters in British Sikh diaspora.
Contributors are Vitor Lopes Andrade, Kimberly Berg, Amenah Jahangeer Chojoo, Gulnur Demirci, Sinan Dogan, Jaswina Elahi, Ruben Gawricharn, Lola Guyot, Nadine Hassouneh, Harjinder Singh Majhail and Enaya Hammad Othman.
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