A. Lehmann

Transnational Lives in China

Expatriates in a Globalizing City

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Produktbeschreibung

Increasing numbers of people from Western nations are leaving home to work within the developing economies of Asia. Here, Angela Lehmann explores a second-tier city in China and uses sociological theory to understand the impact of global mobility on identity, community and belonging.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-34839-4
• 2014
• Seitenzahl: 171
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9780230348394
• ISBN-10: 0230348394
• Artikelnr.: 39107804

Autorenporträt

Angela Lehmann is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Xiamen University, China.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction PART I: VULNERABILITIES OF GLOBAL MOBILITY 2. Anxiety and Individualism 3. Ecstasy and Freedom 4. Fear and Difference PART II: POWER AND COMMUNITY 5. Division 6. Gender and Race 7. Home 8. Conclusion

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1. Introduction PART I: VULNERABILITIES OF GLOBAL MOBILITY 2. Anxiety and Individualism 3. Ecstasy and Freedom 4. Fear and Difference PART II: POWER AND COMMUNITY 5. Division 6. Gender and Race 7. Home 8. Conclusion