Digital Diasporas: Identity and Transnational Engagement

by Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff

Book Overview

In the first full-length scholarly study of the increasingly important phenomenon of digital diasporas, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff examines how immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin use the Internet. She argues that digital diasporas can ease security concerns in both the homeland and the host society, improve diaspora members' quality of life in the host society, and contribute to socio-economic development in the homeland...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521741432
• ISBN13: 9780521741439
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"