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Aspiring to be Global

- Language and Social Change in a Tourism Village in China

About Aspiring to be Global

This book makes a novel contribution to the sociolinguistics of globalization by examining language and social change in the tourism destination of West Street, Yangshuo, China. It explores the contingencies and tensions in the creation of a 'global village' and reveals ambivalent struggles inherent in this ongoing process of social change.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781788922753
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 168
  • Published:
  • February 10, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 217x156x13 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 340 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Aspiring to be Global

This book makes a novel contribution to the sociolinguistics of globalization by examining language and social change in the tourism destination of West Street, Yangshuo, China. It explores the contingencies and tensions in the creation of a 'global village' and reveals ambivalent struggles inherent in this ongoing process of social change.

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