David Nunan

Other Voices, Other Eyes

Expatriate Lives in Hong Kong

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The stories of expatriates in Hong Kong – the most dynamic, dramatic and diverse city in the Asia-Pacific region – come to life in this book. Why did they come? Why do they stay? How did Hong Kong change them and their view of the world? What did they gain and what did they lose? Human beings are on the move, driven by economic globalisation, political persecution, love or simple curiosity; and this global flow defines the age in which we live. From these expat stories, larger themes loom: identities transformed; racism, naked and clothed; blended relationships; and the tensions and tolerance engendered through peoples, languages and cultures in contact.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blacksmith Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9789887792772
• ISBN-10: 9887792772
• Artikelnr.: 50456625

Autorenporträt

David Nunan has been an expatriate for much of his professional life. He has lived and worked in many countries, including Australia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Japan, Oman, the United States and Singapore. He received the United States Congressional Award for Services to Education in 2015. For the last 25 years he has lived and worked in Hong Kong, where he is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. He has published over 30 books on linguistics, culture and education. His textbook series 'Go For It' is a number one best-seller, with worldwide sales exceeding 4 billion copies. Selected previous books: When Rupert Murdoch Came to Tea: A Memoir, ISBN 9781938757044; Roadshow: A Personal Odyssey, ISBN 9781452050850; What is This Thing Called Language?, ISBN 9780230291379

Inhaltsangabe

I.     TO BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING    7
II.     EXPATRIATE STORIES    11
    1. A happy hunting ground    13
    2. Just another Wan Chai Sunday    27
    3. The graveyard of relationships    31
    4. One for the road    33
    5. How the war was won    45
    6. No place like home    61
    7. A near death by drowning    65
    8. The ruins of the day    79
    9. Cosi fan tutte    83
    10. Toilet seat rule    99
    11. Only in Hong Kong     101
    12. The shock of the new    113
    13. Fit for purpose    125
    14. A perfect couple     129
    15. The man who knew too much    139
    16. One little death    157
    17. Go back to where you came from    171
    18. I just wanted to get him fired    181
III.     CULTURES IN CONTACT    193
    19. After the ball is over    195
    20. The letter of the law    203
    21. White boys    209
    22. The devil’s language    227
    23. Through other eyes    243
IV.     WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED AN EXPATRIATE?    261
    A last word: global flow    281