Multilingual Identities in a Global City: London Stories

by David Block

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230554342
• ISBN13: 9780230554344
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"