| Diaspora Entrepreneurial Networks: Four Centuries of History Contributor(s): Baghdiantz-McCabe, Ina (Editor), Harlaftis, Gelina (Editor), Minoglou, Ioanna Pepelasis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 185973880X ISBN-13: 9781859738801 Publisher: Berg 3pl OUR PRICE: $52.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Traditionally, diaspora communities have been understood to be pariah communities, and most work on diasporas has focused on specific groups such as the Jewish or African Diaspora. This book is unique in comparing a range of diasporas, including the Jewish, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Maltese, Greek, and Armenian diasporas. Taking the past four centuries into consideration, the authors examine diaspora trading networks across the globe on both a regional and international level.Through an understanding of diaspora trading networks, we learn not only about diaspora communities but also about the roots of the modern global economy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship |
| Dewey: 338.040 |
| LCCN: 2004026841 |
| Series: Business, Culture and Change |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.16" W x 9.22" (1.52 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Diasporas large-scale ethnic migrations have been a source of growing concern as we try to understand the nature of community, identity and nationalism. Traditionally, diaspora communities have been understood to be pariah communities, and most work on diasporas has focused on specific groups such as the Jewish or African Diaspora. This book is unique in arguing against traditional interpretations and in taking a comparative look at a range of diasporas, including the Jewish, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Maltese, Greek and Armenian diasporas.Taking the past four centuries into consideration, the authors examine diaspora trading networks across the globe on both a regional and international level. They investigate the common patterns and practices in the enterprises of diaspora peoples and entrepreneurs. The regions covered include Western Europe, the Mediterranean, South West Asia and the Indian Ocean, and South East Asia. Global networks of diaspora trading groups were crucial to international trade well before the twentieth century, yet because they were not part of established institutions they have remained elusive to economists, sociologists and historians.Through an understanding of diaspora trading networks, we learn not only about diaspora communities but also about the roots of the modern global economy. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCabe, Ina Baghdiantz: - Ina Baghdiantz McCabe is Darakjian Jafarian Chair of Armenian History, Tufts University.Harlaftis, Gelina: - GELINA HARLAFTIS is at the Ionian University, Corfu, where she teaches maritime history. She has graduated from the Universities of Athens (BA), Cambridge (M.Phil.) and Oxford (D.Phil.). She is the author of several published works.Minoglou, Ioanna Pepelasis: - Ioanna Pepelassis Minoglou is Assistant Professor of Economic History at the Athens University of Economics. |