Description
| Product ID: | 9781783481248 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Identity, Hybridity and Cultural Home |
| Subtitle: | Chinese Migrants and Diaspora in Multicultural Societies |
| Authors: | Author: Shuang Liu |
| Page Count: | 214 |
| Subjects: | Migration, immigration and emigration, Migration, immigration & emigration, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, China |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Explores identity formation and cultural home for generations of Chinese immigrants living in multicultural societies across the world. The Chinese have been one of the oldest and largest ethnic communities across the world with well over 35 million people living overseas. Despite their relatively large cultural distance from the host countries, and the ordeals faced by generations of Chinese immigrants due to stereotypes, prejudice, and racism, many have adjusted remarkably well economically and socially in their new country. But how do generations of Chinese immigrants reconcile seemingly incompatible demands from home and host cultures to negotiate bicultural or multicultural identities?Identity, Hybridity and Cultural Home explores the multifaceted concept of cultural identity to uncover the meaning of cultural home for Chinese immigrants in multicultural environments. It questions the conventional notion of a stable and secure cultural identity, challenges the common conception of bilingualism and biculturalism, analyses hybrid identities, and identifies directions for future research on the critical issue of searching for a cultural home in a multicultural society. |
| Imprint Name: | Rowman & Littlefield International |
| Publisher Name: | Rowman & Littlefield International |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-07-31 |
