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Author: Cangbai Wang ,
Terry Lamb
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.530kg
ISBN: 9781788927765
ISBN 10: 1788927761
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 January 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
One of the factors shaping one’s social and ethnic identity is language. This is particularly true among migrants. In comparison to other research on the socio-economic-political development of migrants, to date there has been little research on the formation and/or transformation of identities from the perspective of language. This book examines the negotiation of identities among migrants with a focus on language to fill this research gap. It is an indispensable reference not only for migrants, but also for researchers, educators and policymakers. * Victor Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong *
One of the factors shaping one’s social and ethnic identity is language. This is particularly true among migrants. In comparison to other research on the socio-economic-political development of migrants, to date there has been little research on the formation and/or transformation of identities from the perspective of language. This book examines the negotiation of identities among migrants with a focus on language to fill this research gap. It is an indispensable reference not only for migrants, but also for researchers, educators and policymakers. * Victor Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong * This superb book showcases how it is the creative agency of migrants from around the world that makes the vibrant, dynamic and hugely energetic – call it ‘trans-ethnic’ – urban landscape that is the city of London. As such, the book provides a superb antidote to today’s climate of heightened anti-migrant sentiment and exclusionary cultural nationalism. A must-read for all cosmopolitans! * Ien Ang, Western Sydney University, Australia *
Author Information
Cangbai Wang is Reader in Chinese Studies at the University of Westminster, London, UK. He is the author of Museum Representations of Chinese Diasporas: Migration Histories and the Cultural Heritage of the Homeland (2021, Routledge). Terry Lamb is Professor of Languages and Interdisciplinary Pedagogy at the University of Westminster, London, UK. His most recent book is Insights into Language Education Policies (ed. 2020, Peter Lang, with M. Jiménez Raya and B. Manzano Vázquez).
