Exile & the Politics of Exclusion in the Americas

ISBN-13: 9781845196349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 462 str.

Luis Roniger

Opis

This collection of essays brings together leading experts in the study of exile and expatriation, whose historical and comparative perspectives enable readers to understand the phenomenon of forced displacement in the Americas. Following recent developments that highlight the centrality of diasporas and transnational studies, of transience and relocation, this book proposes that the study of exile should become a topic of central concern, closely related to basic theoretical problems and controversies on the structure of power, national representation, and transnational displacement. The contributors approach these issues through a nuanced reading of context and history. The work discusses the formative impact of exile in many of these societies at different times, while analyzing how it evolved and changed its character throughout the centuries. The systematic studies brought together in this volume will likely generate new readings of history and the societies in the Americas and the diasporas, moving away from the traditional understanding of national histories toward more regional, transnational, and even continental dimensions.