Transnational Yearnings: Tourism, Migration, and the Diasporic City
Author:   Jenny Burman
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
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9780774817356


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   11 May 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jenny Burman
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780774817356


ISBN 10:   0774817356
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   11 May 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction: Mobilities, Immobilizations, and Transnational Desires 1 Disservice Industry: Colonial and Postcolonial Tourism Development in Jamaica 2 Global Subjects, Tourist Objects: The Souvenir Trade in Jamaica 3 Charged Circuits: Transmigration and Diasporic Conditions 4 Migrant Remittances: Cultural Economies of Yearning 5 Danger to the Public : Targeting and Deporting Jamaican-Born Torontonians 6 Masquerading Toronto through Caribana: Diasporic Carnival Meets the Sign Music ends here Conclusion: It is not enough/to be pause Notes References Index

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Jenny Burman is an assistant professor of communication studies at McGill University.

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