Writing Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1443833606 ISBN 13 : 9781443833608

Editeur : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'This terrific and substantial volume is a vital step in clarifying the experiences, gifts, and struggles of those who grew up around the world, or with those who grew up elsewhere. I can t wait to teach with it.' --Wendy Laura Belcher, PhD, Professor of Literature, Princeton University

'Well-grounded in classical perspectives and new visions of what it means to live in an intercultural world, the book offers a wonderful array of memoir, research, interviews, theory and even poetry. There s something for everyone here!' --Anne P. Copeland, PhD, Director, The Interchange Institute

'The selections here, varied as they are, share the quiet, profound, and rich experiences of people writing on the most innocent years, transcendent of cultural boundaries. Reading this book is a travel across the globe with an impressive group of worldly citizens.' --Morten Ender, PhD, Professor of Sociology, United States Military Academy at West Point

'Well-grounded in classical perspectives and new visions of what it means to live in an intercultural world, the book offers a wonderful array of memoir, research, interviews, theory and even poetry. There s something for everyone here!' --Anne P. Copeland, PhD, Director, The Interchange Institute

'The selections here, varied as they are, share the quiet, profound, and rich experiences of people writing on the most innocent years, transcendent of cultural boundaries. Reading this book is a travel across the globe with an impressive group of worldly citizens.' --Morten Ender, PhD, Professor of Sociology, United States Military Academy at West Point

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Crossing borders and boundaries, countries and cultures, they are the children of the military, diplomatic corps, international business, education and missions communities. They are called Third Culture Kids or Global Nomads, and the many benefits of their lifestyle expanded worldview, multiplicity of languages, tolerance for difference are often mitigated by recurring losses of relationships, of stability, of permanent roots. They are part of an accelerating demographic that is only recently coming into visibility. In this groundbreaking collection, writers from around the world address issues of language acquisition and identity formation, childhood mobility and adaptation, memory and grief, and the artist s struggle to articulate the experience of growing up global. And, woven like a thread through the entire collection, runs the individual s search for belonging and a place called home. This book provides a major leap in understanding what it s like to grow up among worlds. It is invaluable reading for the new global age.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1443833606
• ISBN 13: 9781443833608
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 498