Central to the aim of both this book is to rethink the concept of diaspora as it is used both academically and popularly at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It seeks to interrogate the notion of diaspora in an interdisciplinary way, and to explore the contradictions inherent in contemporary notions of place and identity. It presents explorations of both traditional diasporas, such as the Irish community in the United States and in Great Britain, as well as recently established diasporas being formed through new patterns of migration and resettlement. Traditional conceptions of...