The Routledge Diaspora Studies Reader provides a comprehensive resource for students and scholars working in this vital interdisciplinary field. The book traces the emergence and development of Diaspora Studies as a field of scholarship, presenting key critical essays alongside more recent criticism that explores new directions. It also includes seminal essays that have been updated specifically for this collection, as well as brand new papers. The volume presents:

• substantial introductions to each section that situate each work within its historical, disciplinary...