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Cartographies of Diaspora: Contesting Identities by Avtar Brah

crystal_e_fall's review against another edition

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Really interesting beginning and a plethora of good points, but felt it became a bit repetitive towards the second half. Coupled with a quite dense writing style I felt I'd rather move on to something else. 

alycia's review against another edition

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5.0

An informative examination of South Asian diaspora in Britain across generations with an intersectional approach. Brah also challenges problematic binaries of "Western" and "non-Western" culture, and does not only frame arguments through the lens of conflict between cultures - which was refreshing. I found the focus on the different strands of South Asian migration (from the sub-continent or from East Africa), and the close look at class relations among racialised/non-racliased groups particularly interesting.

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4.5

Homing is hard and complicated but worthy of the effort.
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