| Description |
xiii, 343 pages ; 25 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-328) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Host States' Use of Diasporas: A Global Phenomenon -- 2. The Literature -- 3. A Definition, a Typology, and a Theoretical Model of Host-State Use of Diasporas -- 4. A Historical Overview of Lebanese-American Political Organizations (1990s and 2000s) -- 5. Lebanese-American Allies of the Bush Administration: The Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act and UNSC Resolution 1559 -- 6. The Bush Administration and Lebanon After May 2005: World Council for the Cedars Revolution and the International Lebanese Committee for UNSCR 1559 -- 7. Cuban-Americans: Carter and the Cuban American Committee (CAC); Reagan and the Cuban American National Foundation (CANF) -- 8. The Iraqi National Congress's Promotion of the 2003 War -- 9. The State Department's Multidiaspora IdEA Initiative: A Novel Approach to Host-State Engagement -- 10. Syro-Lebanese Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Brazil -- 11. Theocracies and Exiles: Tehran and the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq -- 12. Conclusions: A Theoretical Model for Host-State Use of Diasporas Globally. |
| Awards |
Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize nominee, 2018. |
| Subject |
Ethnic groups -- Political activity.
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Immigrants -- Political activity.
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Transnationalism.
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International relations.
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Globalization -- Political aspects.
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| Added Title |
Faculty Publication.
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Stuart L. Bernath Memorial Collection.
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| Standard No. |
975367740 975398420 976121635 976259011 |
| ISBN |
9780190623418 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0190623411 hardcover alkaline paper |
| OCLC # |
975945046 |
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