Transnational Lives in Global Cities A Multi-Sited Study of Chinese Singaporean Migrants /

This book investigates the transnational experiences of Chinese Singaporeans who lived in one of four global cities: Hong Kong, London, New York, or Singapore. Plüss argues that these middle-class, well-educated, and often highly skilled migrants mostly experienced a sense of dis-embeddedness, and n...

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Main Author: Plüss, Caroline (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration.
Citizenship-Sociological aspects.
Cultural studies.
Urban geography.
ISBN:9783319963310
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Table of Contents:
  • 1: Analyzing Transnational Lives
  • 2: (Dis-)embeddedness in Transnational Spaces
  • 3: 'Chinese' Transnational Experiences in Hong Kong
  • 4: 'Incongruous' Transnational Lives in London
  • 5: 'Cosmopolitan' Transnational Living in New York
  • 6: Gendered Transnational Experiences 'Back' in Singapore
  • 7: Conclusion.

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