Multilingual identities in a global city
Subtitle: London stories
By: David Block.
Series: Language and globalization
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Globalization -- Social aspects -- England -- London; Multilingual persons -- England -- London; Visitors, Foreign -- England -- London; Multiculturalism -- England -- London; Immigrants -- England -- London; London (England) -- Ethnic relations; London (England) -- Emigration and immigration
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.