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Multilingual Identities in a Global City
David Block
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Description for Multilingual Identities in a Global City
Paperback. Explores themes of globalization and language as a theoretical context for individual 'London stories'. This book explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identities of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London, the quintessential global city. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; CFDM; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Opening with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities, David Block then turns to four detailed case studies: East Asian students living and working in London; foreign language teachers from France; London's growing Latino community; and second generation South Asian university students. Via these case studies the book explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identities of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London, the quintessential global city.
Opening with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities, David Block then turns to four detailed case studies: East Asian students living and working in London; foreign language teachers from France; London's growing Latino community; and second generation South Asian university students. Via these case studies the book explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identities of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London, the quintessential global city.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Series
Language and Globalization
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230554344
SKU
V9780230554344
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About David Block
SIÂN PREECE is Senior Lecturer in Educational Development at the University of Westminster, London, UK, and Course Leader of Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MA in Higher Education
Reviews for Multilingual Identities in a Global City
'This book is an important contribution to the study of transnational migrants...Most importantly, it raises provocative questions about the nature and functioning of multilingual societies and identities and illustrates the usefulness of life stories as a way of investigating new migrant communities...offers a beautiful tribute to the author's new adopted city and an engaging, informative, and thought-provoking study that will ... Read more