Transnational Lives in China - Expatriates in a Globalizing City

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: A Lehmann, A. Lehmann, Angela Lehmann
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2014
• EAN: 9780230348394
• ISBN: 978-0-230-34839-4
• No. of pages: 179
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; Migration, B, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Asia, Social Policy, Political Sociology, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Sociology, general, Economic development, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government policies, Emigration and immigration, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Development Studies, Asian Culture, Ethnology—Asia, Regional, state and other local government, Human Migration