This book begins with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities. It then turns to four detailed case studies and through them explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identitites of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London.
Language
English
Pages
248
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 2005
ISBN 13
9781403939647
Multilingual Identities in a Global City: London Stories
This book begins with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities. It then turns to four detailed case studies and through them explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identitites of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London.