Mapping Dominican transnationalism: narrow and broad transnational practices
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ethnic and Racial Studies
- Vol. 22 (2) , 316-339
- https://doi.org/10.1080/014198799329503
Abstract
This article maps the structure for understanding the Dominican transnational field. By transnational field we refer to a web of linkages that affects the lives of Dominicans in their places of residence in every social field. We find that social boundaries of the nation do not coincide with political ones and the degree of participation in transnational exchanges varies. We suggest that the structure of the transnational social field is better understood by establishing and defining broad and narrow transnational social practices.Keywords
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