Diasporic Citizenship: Haitian Americans in Transnational America

Laguerre, Michel S.

This book briefly delineates the history of the Haitian diaspora in the United States in the nineteenth century, but it primarily concerns itself with the contemporary period and more specifically with the diasporic enclave in New York City. It uses a critical transnational perspective to convey the adaptation of the immigrants in American society and the border-crossing practices they engage in as they maintain their relations with the homeland. It further reproblematizes and reconceptualizes the notion of diasporic citizenship so as to take stock of the newer facets of the globalization process.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1998-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9781349267576

ISBN-13: 9781349267576

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-26755-2

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 222