Pakistani Diasporas

Author : Virinder S. Kalra
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015080872982

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Pakistani Diasporas by Virinder S. Kalra Pdf

When compared to studies of the Indian diaspora, or even in the wider framework of diaspora studies, there is relatively meagre research about the Pakistani diaspora. This collection is the first to bring together the extant literature and provide both a historical and contemporary set of accounts. It is primarily about the processes associated with migration and settlement as seen from the receiving end. Even though Roger Ballard and Junaid Rana offer accounts of Pakistan's political economy, it is only in Frances Watkins chapter that migrant voices within Pakistan themselves speak. Even in this chapter their life stories are focused on the impact of migration. Though, given the transnational frame in which many Pakistani diasporic communities live, it is not really possible to solely focus on the place of settlement. Indeed, the shift from migration studies to transnational or diaspora research reflects the empirical reality of a non-linear dynamics inherent in migratory movements. Historically the notion that people move and settle in a sequential and traceable manner has been rightly disputed and the circular nature of migratory movements has come to the fore. Even though the issues that are raised in the majority of the chapters are concerned with adaptation and change in new environments, these are always linked or referenced to a transnational frame.

Author : Lalaie Ameeriar
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822373407

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Downwardly Global by Lalaie Ameeriar Pdf

In Downwardly Global Lalaie Ameeriar examines the transnational labor migration of Pakistani women to Toronto. Despite being trained professionals in fields including engineering, law, medicine, and education, they experience high levels of unemployment and poverty. Rather than addressing this downward mobility as the result of bureaucratic failures, in practice their unemployment is treated as a problem of culture and racialized bodily difference. In Toronto, a city that prides itself on multicultural inclusion, women are subjected to two distinct cultural contexts revealing that integration in Canada represents not the erasure of all differences, but the celebration of some differences and the eradication of others. Downwardly Global juxtaposes the experiences of these women in state-funded unemployment workshops, where they are instructed not to smell like Indian food or wear ethnic clothing, with their experiences at cultural festivals in which they are encouraged to promote these same differences. This form of multiculturalism, Ameeriar reveals, privileges whiteness while using race, gender, and cultural difference as a scapegoat for the failures of Canadian neoliberal policies.

Author : M. Bolognani,S. Lyon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230119079

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Pakistan and Its Diaspora by M. Bolognani,S. Lyon Pdf

Contributors offer an in-depth look at the dynamics of cultural and political change in Pakistan and the Pakistani Diaspora. Moving past static viewpoints, this volume demonstrates the multidirectional nature of the flow of ideas and people that create the social landscape experienced by Pakistanis globally.

Author : Rashid Amjad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Pakistan
ISBN : 9697502048

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The Pakistani Diaspora by Rashid Amjad Pdf

Author : Kaveri Qureshi
Publisher : Carolina Academic Press LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Chronic diseases
ISBN : 1611638321

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Chronic Illness in a Pakistani Labour Diaspora by Kaveri Qureshi Pdf

Author : Craig Considine
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315462769

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Islam, Race, and Pluralism in the Pakistani Diaspora by Craig Considine Pdf

Fahid: embracing the 'Athens of America' -- Azum: questioning Irish interculturalism -- Azmat: guarding the American civic nation -- Azmi: being the 'new Irish' -- Promoting inclusive nations -- References -- 8. Dousing Pakphobia -- Instigators of Pakphobia -- Religious pluralism, interculturalism, and civic nations -- Suggestions for the future -- The turning point -- References -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Interviewees -- Appendix 2: Semi-structured interview guide -- Appendix 3: Streams of Islam -- Index

Author : Islamabad Policy Research Institute,Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Pakistan
ISBN : 9698721401

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Potential and Prospects of Pakistani Diaspora by Islamabad Policy Research Institute,Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung Pdf

Author : Adil Najam
Publisher : Global Equity Initiative, Harvard University
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015067712003

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Portrait of a Giving Community by Adil Najam Pdf

Based on a nationwide survey of the giving habits of Pakistani-Americans, this study, the first of its kind, not only examines the history, demography, and institutional geography of Pakistani-Americans but also looks at how this immigrant community manages its multiple identities through charitable giving and volunteering.

Author : Craig Considine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315462752

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Islam, Race, and Pluralism in the Pakistani Diaspora by Craig Considine Pdf

This book explores the Pakistani diaspora in a transatlantic context, enquiring into the ways in which young first- and second-generation Pakistani Muslim and non-Muslim men resist hegemonic identity narratives and respond to their marginalised conditions. Drawing on rich documentary, ethnographic and interview material gathered in Boston and Dublin, Islam, Race, and Pluralism in the Pakistani Diaspora introduces the term ‘Pakphobia’, a dividing line that is set up to define the places that are safe and to distinguish ‘us’ and ‘them’ in a Pakistani diasporic context. With a multiple case study design, which accounts for the heterogeneity of Pakistani populations, the author explores the language of fear and how this fear has given rise to a ‘politics of fear’ whose aim is to distract and divide communities. A rich, cross-national study of one of the largest minority groups in the US and Western Europe, this book will appeal to sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and geographers with interests in race and ethnicity, migration and diasporic communities.

Author : Haideh Moghissi,Saeed Rahnema,Mark J. Goodman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780802097873

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Diaspora by Design by Haideh Moghissi,Saeed Rahnema,Mark J. Goodman Pdf

homelands." --Book Jacket.

Author : Muhammad Dawood Ghazanavi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 969889912X

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Thinking Ahead by Muhammad Dawood Ghazanavi Pdf

Author : Melvin Ember,Carol R. Ember,Ian Skoggard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1263 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780306483219

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Encyclopedia of Diasporas by Melvin Ember,Carol R. Ember,Ian Skoggard Pdf

Immigration is a topic that is as important among anthropologists as it is the general public. Almost every culture has experienced adaptation and assimilation when immigrating to a new country and culture; usually leaving for what is perceived as a "better life". Not only does this diaspora change the country of adoption, but also the country of origin. Many large nations in the world have absorbed, and continue to absorb, large numbers of immigrants. The foreseeable future will see a continuation of large-scale immigration, as many countries experience civil war and secessionist pressures. Currently, there is no reference work that describes the impact upon the immigrants and the immigrant societies relevant to the world's cultures and provides an overview of important topics in the world's diasporas. The encyclopedia consists of two volumes covering three main sections: Diaspora Overviews covers over 20 ethnic groups that have experienced voluntary or forced immigration. These essays discuss the history behind the social, economic, and political reasons for leaving the original countries, and the cultures in the new places; Topics discusses the impact and assimilation that the immigrant cultures experience in their adopted cultures, including the arts they bring, the struggles they face, and some of the cities that are in the forefront of receiving immigrant cultures; Diaspora Communities include over 60 portraits of specific diaspora communities. Each portrait follows a standard outline to facilitate comparisons. The Encyclopedia of Diasporas can be used both to gain a general understanding of immigration and immigrants, and to find out about particular cultures, topics and communities. It will prove of great value to researchers and students, curriculum developers, teachers, and government officials. It brings together the disciplines of anthropology, social studies, political studies, international studies, and immigrant and immigration studies.

Author : Pnina Werbner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UOM:39015055459328

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Imagined Diasporas Among Manchester Muslims by Pnina Werbner Pdf

Each time the signs are of a more mature grasp by diasporic Muslims of what it means to be a British citizen in a global world."--BOOK JACKET

Author : Tania Das Gupta
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774865692

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Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced by Tania Das Gupta Pdf

Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced explores the lives of Gulf South Asians who arrived in Canada from India and Pakistan via Persian Gulf countries. Tania Das Gupta reveals the multiple migration patterns of this group, analyzing themes such as gender, racial, and religious discrimination; class mobility; the formation of transnational families; and identities in a post-9/11 context. This perceptive study demonstrates the effect of neoliberal labour markets and transnationalism on community building, diaspora, citizenship, and a sense of belonging when in Canada.

Author : Junaid Rana
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822349112

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Terrifying Muslims by Junaid Rana Pdf

Ethnographic research in Pakistan, the Middle East, and the United States helps to explain how transnational working classes from Pakistan are produced in the context of American empire and its War on Terror.