Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-206) and index
What are diasporas, why do they matter? -- Definition and classes of diasporas -- Contemporary case studies -- North Africans in France -- Overseas Chinese: Malaysian, Thai, Japanese -- Zionists in Palestine -- Ukrainians in Canada -- The "Russian" diaspora in Israel -- Afro-Brazilians, 1531-2008 -- Palestinians in Kuwait -- Mexicans in the United States -- Problems and processes of adaptation -- Diasporas and international relations -- Diasporas and ethnic conflict -- Diasporas and public policy -- Prospects and outcomes