| A Muslim Diaspora in Australia: Bosnian Migration and Questions of Identity Contributor(s): Voloder, Lejla (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784537624 ISBN-13: 9781784537623 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.97 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a world of increasingly mixed identities, what does it mean to belong? As western democracies increasingly curtail their support for multiculturalism, how can migrants establish belonging as citizens? A Muslim Diaspora in Australia explores how a particular migrant group has faced the challenges of belonging. The author illustrates how Bosnian migrants in Australia have sought to find places for themselves as migrants, as refugees, and as Muslims, in Australia and Australian society. Challenging the methodological nationalism that tends to dominate discussions of migrant identities, the author exposes the ways in which dignity emerges as a dominant concern for people as they relate to varied local, national and translational contexts. Very little is known about how migrants themselves read and react to the multiple challenges of belonging and this pioneering work offers a timely and much needed critical insight into what it means to belong. |