Multilingual identities in a global city : London stories / David Block.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Block, David, 1956-

Series:

Language and globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants.

Multiculturalism.

Visitors, Foreign.

Multilingual persons.

Globalization--Social aspects.

London (England)--Ethnic relations.

London (England).

Globalization--Social aspects--England--London.

Globalization.

London (England)--Emigration and immigration.

Multilingual persons--England--London.

Visitors, Foreign--England--London.

Multiculturalism--England--London.

Immigrants--England--London.

England--London.

Physical Description:

xii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

Multilingual Identities in a Global City: London Stories is an in-depth study of the linguistic, national, ethnic, social class and gendered identities of individuals living in London at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The book begins with a thorough discussion of key concepts such as globalization, migration, multiculturalism, identity, the global city and the history of migration to Britain and London. Through a detailed examination of four diverse groups - Japanese graduate students, French foreign-language teachers, Spanish-speaking Latinos and second-generation British Asian university students - it explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identities of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes.

Contents:

1 Globalization and Migration 1

2 Multiculturalism and Identities 21

3 The Global City and the History of Migration and Multilingualism in Britain and London 41

4 Researching London Stories 64

5 Japanese Graduate Students in London 74

6 French Foreign-Language Teachers in London 107

7 Spanish-Speaking Latinos in London 136

8 British Asian Undergraduate Students in London / Sian Preece 171

9 Taking Stock: Where to London? 200.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-229) and index.

ISBN:

1403939640

OCLC:

60589165

Publisher Number:

9781403939647