Documenting Transnational Migration

Richard T. Antoun (1932-2009) was Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Binghamton. A Fulbright scholar and past president of the Middle East Studies Association, he had taught at Indiana University, Manchester University, England, and as visiting professor at the American University of Beirut, Cairo University, and the University of Chicago. On the basis of extensive field research in Jordan and Iran, Antoun wrote three books: Arab Village: A Social Structural Study of a Transjordanian Peasant Community, Low-Key Politics: Local-Level Leadership and Change in the Middle East, and Muslim Preacher in the Modern World. His latest book, Understanding Fundamentalism: Christian, Islamic and Jewish Movements, was reprinted in a second edition and featured a new chapter on the transnational aspects of fundamentalism since 9/11 including the connections/misconnections between religion and violence and featuring a segment on Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden.

“This book provides very rich material on long-term experiences of Arab migrants abroad and contributes to the literature on migration and Arab disasporas.” • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)

• Introduction: Transnational Migration, the Themes Pursued in its Analysis, and the Jordanian Background of the Case StudyChapter 1. The Army as an Extension of Society and a Vehicle for Multicultural Exposure and Attitudinal ChangeChapter 2. The Jordanian Diaspora in Arabia: Instrumental Circulatory Migration, Cultural Diversity, and Ethnic StratificationChapter 3. Two Sojourners Abroad: Migration for Higher Education to England and GermanyChapter 4. Migrants to Greece: Living in the World, Integration, and Maintaining Ethnic IdentityChapter 5. The Quest for Education in Pakistan: The Variety of Experience in a Global SocietyChapter 6. Longer Stay, Faster Change, Ruder Shock: Migrants to the United States, Coping with Mobility, Reinterpreting Tradition, and Evolving IdentitiesChapter 7. Fathers, Sons, Brothers, and the Village Community: Affirmation of the Moral Society in the Shadow of its DeclineChapter 8. Comparisons and Reflections on the Global SocietyBibliographyIndex