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Ethnic diaspora festivities in the Czech Republic : cultural traditions between isolation, integration and hybridization /

The publication reviews the festivities in the lives of immigrants who came to the Czech Republic after 1990 and who have since created new diasporas or established themselves as distinctive immigrant groups. Festivities are an important aspect of immigrants' lives inside their social groups as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moravcová, Mirjam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Prague : Karolinum Press, [2023]
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Primary Sources, Data, Research
  • Social Science Approaches to Immigrant Festivities
  • Festivities of Immigrants to the Czech Republic
  • I. Festivities in the Context of Life in a Diaspora
  • Holidays
  • An Instrument of Immigrant Self-Identification
  • Reproduction of Default Relationships and Values
  • Celebrations of Changes in Social Status
  • New Festivities of Immigrants
  • Festive Traditions and Their Permeation of Society
  • Religion
  • Agent of Either Acceptance or Rejection of Celebrations of the 'Others'
  • Festivities
  • Symbol of the Unity of Compatriots, a Given and a Commitment to Interconnection in the Transnational Space
  • II. Festivities as Communication Spaces
  • III. Festivities as Staged Theatrics: Actors, Scripts, Scenery, Costumes and Props
  • Directing and Staging Festivities
  • The Symbolism of Communication
  • Staging Festivities in Modern Czech Society
  • Staging Festivities among Members of Ethnic Diasporas in the Czech Republic
  • Social Events Held by Institutions, Associations and Social Groups: Public Space
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • List of Plates