ISBN:
9781785331923
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 256 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karte
Series Statement:
Integration and conflict studies Volume 13
Series Statement:
Integration and conflict studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.83/10584
Keywords:
Gesellschaft
;
Migration
;
Germans Ethnic identity
;
Germans Social conditions
;
Collective memory
;
Transnationalism Social aspects
;
Social networks
;
Social networks
;
Soziales Netzwerk
;
Deutsche
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Kollektives Gedächtnis
;
Deutschland
;
Kazakhstan Ethnic relations
;
Kazakhstan Emigration and immigration
;
Kazakhstan Relations
;
Germany Relations
;
Kasachstan
;
Kasachstan
;
Deutsche
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Kollektives Gedächtnis
;
Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract:
"Despite economic growth in Kazakhstan, more than 80 per cent of Kazakhstan's ethnic Germans have emigrated to Germany to date. Disappointing experiences of the migrants, along with other aspects of life in Germany, have been transmitted through transnational networks to ethnic Germans still living in Kazakhstan. Consequently, Germans in Kazakhstan today feel more alienated than ever from their 'historic homeland.' This book explores the interplay of those memories, social networks and state policies, which play a role in the 'construction' of a Kazakhstani German identity...From publisher's website
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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