Himadri Lahiri is former Professor, Department of English and Culture Studies, University of Burdwan, West Bengal. He is currently Professor of English at Netaji Subhas Open University, West Bengal.

Allen Hibbard is Professor and Director, Middle East Center, at Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee, USA.

Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Diaspora Old and New: History, Economy and the Home/land question
2. The Diasporic Subject: Generations, Cultural Hybridity and the Citizenship Question
3. The Diasporic Subject: Gender and Sexuality
4. Diaspora and Religion
5. Reading Diaspora: Monica Ali’s Brick Lane

Conclusion
Glossary of Select Terms
Texts for Further Reading