A Century of Transnationalism: Immigrants and Their Homeland Connections (Studies of World Migrations)

This collection of articles by sociologically minded historians and historically minded sociologists highlights both the long-term persistence and the continuing instability of home country connections. Encompassing societies of origin and destination from around the world, A Century of Transnationalism shows that while population movements across states recurrently produce homeland ties, those connections have varied across contexts and from one historical period to another, changing in unpredictable ways. Any number of factors shape the linkages between home and destination, including conditions in the society of immigration, policies of the state of emigration, and geopolitics worldwide. Contributors: Houda Asal, Marie-Claude Blanc-Chaléard, Caroline Douki, David FitzGerald, Nancy L. Green, Madeline Y. Hsu, Thomas Lacroix, Tony Michels, Victor Pereira, Mônica Raisa Schpun, and Roger Waldinger| Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction by Roger Waldinger and Nancy L. Green Part I. The State and Transnationalism 1. The "Return Politics" of a Sending Country: The Italian Case, 1880s–1914 by Caroline Douki 2. Portuguese Migrants and Portugal: Elite Discourse and Transnational Practices by Victor Pere 3. Japanese Brazilians (1908–2013): Transnationalism amid Violence, Social Mobility, and Crisis 4. 150 Years of Transborder Politics: Mexico and Mexicans Abroad by David FitzGerald 5. Transnationalism and the Emergence of the Modern Chinese State: National Rejuvenation and the Ascendance of Foreign-Educated Files (Liuxuesheng) by Madeline Y. Hsu Part II. Immigrants and the Periodization of Transnationalism 6. Transnationalism, States' Influence, and the Political Mobilizations of the Arab Minority in Canada by Houda Asal 7. Toward a History of American Jews and the Russian Revolutionary Movement by Tony Michels 8. Periodizing Indian Organizational Transnationalism in the United Kingdom by Thomas Lacroix 9. Transnationalism and Migration in the Colonial and Postcolonial Context: Emigrants from the Souf Area (Algeria) to Nanterre (France) (1950 - 2000) by Marie-Claude Blanc-Chaleard Contributors Index | "In exploring migrants' cross-border connections over time, this collection of insightful and highly readable essays offers fresh perspectives and fascinating historical analysis on a topic central to the study of immigration. An indispensable guide to understanding the dynamics involved in transnational ties that will be a highly valued resource for students and scholars alike."—Nancy Foner, coauthor of Strangers No More: Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe "This volume, edited by two of the foremost scholars in the field, infuses migration studies with sorely needed historical perspective, conceptual clarity, and theoretical depth by treating the transnational not as a mantra but as actual social spaces/processes that can be understood empirically and historically."—Jose C. Moya, author of Cousins and Strangers: Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850-1930 "Immigrant men and women shape and maintain transnational, often locally embedded linkages, and statesmen utilize or frame such connectivity. Both sides engage each other to achieve familial and statewide goals, economic, political, and emotional ones. The authors masterfully weave specific analyses into a long endured perspective of transcultural relations."—Dirk Hoerder, author of Cultures in Contact: World Migrations in the Second Millennium | Nancy L. Green is a professor of history at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. She is a coeditor of Citizenship and Those Who Leave: The Politics of... The Return Politics Of A Sending Country : The Italian Case, 1880s-1914 / Caroline Douki -- Portuguese Migrants And Portugal : Elite Discourse And Transnational Practices / Victor Pereira -- Japanese Brazilians (1908-2013) : Transnationalism Amid Violence, Social Mobility, And Crisis / Mônica Raisa Schpun -- 150 Years Of Transborder Politics : Mexico And Mexicans Abroad / David Fitzgerald -- Transnationalism And The Emergence Of The Modern Chinese State : National Rejuvenation And The Ascendance Of Foreign-educated Elites (liuxuesheng) / Madeline Y. Hsu -- Transnationalism, States' Influence, And The Political Mobilizations Of The Arab Minority In Canada / Houda Asal -- Toward A History Of American Jews And The Russian Revolutionary Movement / Tony Michels -- Periodizing Indian Organizational Transnationalism In The United Kingdom / Thomas Lacroix -- Transnationalism And Migration In The Colonial And Postcolonial Context : Emigrants From The Souf Area (algeria) To Nanterre (france) (1950-2000) / Marie-claude Blanc-chaléard. Edited By Nancy L. Green And Roger Waldinger. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The State and Transnationalism -- 1 The "Return Politics" of a Sending Country: The Italian Case, 1880s-1914 -- 2 Portuguese Migrants and Portugal: Elite Discourse and Transnational Practices -- 3 Japanese Brazilians (1908-2013): Transnationalism amid Violence, Social Mobility, and Crisis -- 4 150 Years of Transborder Politics: Mexico and Mexicans Abroad -- 5 Transnationalism and the Emergence of the Modern Chinese State: National Rejuvenation and the Ascendance of Foreign-Educated Elites (Liuxuesheng) -- Part II. Immigrants and the Periodization of Transnationalism -- 6 Transnationalism, States' Influence, and the Political Mobilizations of the Arab Minority in Canada -- 7 Toward a History of American Jews and the Russian Revolutionary Movement -- 8 Periodizing Indian Organizational Transnationalism in the United Kingdom -- 9 Transnationalism and Migration in the Colonial and Postcolonial Context: Emigrants from the Souf Area (Algeria) to Nanterre (France) (1950-2000) -- Contributors -- Index Encompassing societies of origin and destination from around the world, these essays show that, while population movements across states recurrently produce homeland ties, those connections have varied across contexts and from one historical period to another, changing in unpredictable ways. Many factors shape the linkages between home and destination, including conditions in the sending society, policies of the receiving state, and geopolitics worldwide. International in scope and sure to stir controversy, A Century of Transnationalism offers scholars and students leading-edge works that illustrate and complicate the important questions driving today's study of immigration The burgeoning literature on immigrant transnationalism is one of the academic success stories of our times. Yet having reminded scholars that migrants, in leaving home for a new life abroad, inevitably tie place of origin and destination together, scholars of transnationalism have also insisted that today's cross-border connections are unprecedented. This collection of articles by sociologically minded historians and historically minded sociologists highlights both the long-term persistence and the continuing instability of home country connections