Global diasporas: an introduction

Classical notions of diaspora: transcending the Jewish tradition

Victim diasporas: Africans and Armenians

Labour and imperial diasporas: Indians and British

Trade diasporas: Chinese and Lebanese

Diasporas and their homelands: Sikhs and Zionists

Cultural diasporas: the Caribbean case

Diasporas in the age of globalization

Conclusion: diasporas, their types and their future.