Research Catalog

Title

Exile, diaspora, and return : changing cultural landscapes in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay / Luis Roniger, Leonardo Senkman, Saúl Sosnowski, and Mario Sznajder.

Author

Roniger, Luis, 1949-

Publication

• New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
• ©2018

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Additional Authors

• Senkman, Leonardo
• Sosnowski, Saúl
• Sznajder, Mario

Description

ix, 292 pages; 25 cm

Summary

• "During the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, dictatorships in Latin America hastened the outward movement of intellectuals, academics, artists, and political and social activists to other countries. Following the coups that toppled democratically elected governments or curtailed parliamentary oversight, the incoming military or civilian-military administrations assumed that, by forcing those aligned with opposition movements out of the country, they would assure their control of politics and domestic public spheres. Yet, by enlarging a diaspora of co-nationals, the authoritarian rulers merely extrapolated internal dissent and conflicts, emboldening opposition forces beyond their national borders. Displaced individuals soon had a presence in many host countries, gaining the support of solidarity circles and advocacy networks that condemned authoritarianism and worked with exiles and internal resistance towards the restoration of electoral democracy. Exiles soon became vehicles for spreading cultural ideas from abroad, celebrating cosmopolitanism over nationalism, and emphasizing human rights and democracy in Latin American countries. Exile, Diaspora, and Return explores how Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay have been affected by post-exilic relocations, transnational migrant displacements, and diasporas. Specifically, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of diasporic experiences and the impact of returnees on the public life, culture, institutions, and development of post-authoritarian politics in the Southern Cone of the Americas. Bringing together sociopolitical, cultural, and policy analysis with the testimonies of dozens of intellectuals, academics, political activists, and policy makers, the authors address the impact of exile on people's lives and on their fractured experiences; the debates and prospects of return; the challenges of dis-exile and post-exilic trends; and the ways in which those who experienced exile impacted democratized institutions, public culture, and discourse. Furthermore, the authors present new readings of the recent history of South America and the diasporas that emphasize the importance of regional, transnational or global dimensions over the national."--
• "During the late 20th and early 21st centuries, dictatorships in Latin America hastened the outward movement of intellectuals, academics, artists, and political and social activists to other countries. Following the coups that toppled democratically elected governments or curtailed parliamentary oversight, the incoming military or civilian-military administrations assumed that, by forcing those aligned with opposition movements out of the country, they would assure their control of politics and domestic public spheres. Yet, by creating or enlarging a diaspora of co-nationals, the authoritarian rulers merely extrapolated internal dissent and conflicts, emboldening opposition forces beyond their national borders. Displaced individuals soon had a presence in many host countries, gaining the support of solidarity circles and advocacy networks that condemned authoritarianism and worked along with exiles and internal resistance towards the restoration of electoral democracy. This is the first systematic analysis of the movement of individuals who have made a substantive mark on the development of post-authoritarian politics, society and culture in the Southern Cone of the Americas, specifically Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. It argues that political exile and expatriation have generated new awareness to the lack of convergence between national identities and the territorial boundaries of the nation-state, and also had profound effects on intellectual and political life in the countries of origin"--

Subjects

• Political refugees
• Political refugees > Southern Cone of South America
• Exiles > Political activity > Southern Cone of South America
• POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative
• South America > Southern Cone of South America
• Politics and government
• Southern Cone of South America > Politics and government

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Preface -- 1. Exile and Postexile in Analytical Perspective -- 2. Escape, Deportation and Exile: The Contours of Institutionalized Exclusion -- 3. Exile and Diaspora Politics: Mobilizing to Undo Exclusion -- 4. The Politics of Return: Diaspora and Home Country Initiatives, Transnational Networks and State Policies -- 5. Surviving Authoritarianism, Contributing to the Agenda of Democratization -- 6. Undoing Exile? Remembering, Imagining, Envisioning -- 7. The Transformational Role of Culture and Education: Impacting the Future -- 8. Shifting Frontiers of Citizenship -- Conclusions.

Call Number

JFE 18-735

ISBN

• 9780190693961
• 0190693967

LCCN

2017014932

OCLC

992432457

Author

Roniger, Luis, 1949- author.

Title

Exile, diaspora, and return : changing cultural landscapes in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay / Luis Roniger, Leonardo Senkman, Saúl Sosnowski, and Mario Sznajder.

Publisher

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Senkman, Leonardo, author.

Sosnowski, Saúl, author.

Sznajder, Mario, author.

Other Form:

Online version: Roniger, Luis, 1949- Exile, diaspora, and return. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] 9780190693978 (DLC) 2017040855

Research Call Number

JFE 18-735