Here, There, and Elsewhere - (Globalization in Everyday Life) by Tahseen Shams (Paperback)

Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World by Tahseen Shams is a groundbreaking book that challenges the conventional homeland-hostland binary approach to understanding immigrant identity.

Shams introduces a new concept - "elsewhere" - to describe the interconnectedness of societies beyond the immediate host and homelands, which shape immigrants' identities in a globalized world. With rich ethnographic data, interviews, and analysis of social media activities, Shams uncovers how different dimensions of immigrants' ethnic and religious identities connect them to different "others" in places as far-ranging as the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

The book demonstrates that events in these distant locations significantly influence immigrants' acceptance and adjustment in their host societies. Shams' innovative multicentered relational framework offers a new way of understanding migration, resettlement, and transnational phenomena, moving beyond the dualistic focus on the country of origin and host society.

This book is essential reading for scholars of immigration, ethnic studies, and religious studies, as well as policymakers seeking to develop more inclusive and effective integration policies.