From World City to the World in One City

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Liverpool through Malay Lives
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Tim Bunnell's book featured in the movie<i> Pulang</i> – the author has recently spoken in several interviews and programmes about how his fascination with the tales of Malay seamen in the UK led to writing this volume: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2018/07/387898/showbiz-sailing-sea-heartwarming-tales" target="_blank">#Showbiz: Sailing into a sea of heartwarming tales | New …</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/07/05/coming-home-last" target="_blank">Coming home at last – thesundaily.my<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiFWYHLz5ok">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiFWYHLz5ok</a></a><i><br /><br />From World City to the World in One City</i> examines changing geographies of Liverpool through and across the lives of Malay seamen who arrived in the city during its final years as a major imperial port.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Draws upon life histories and memories of people who met at the Malay Club in Liverpool until its closure in 2007, to examine changing urban sites and landscapes as well as the city’s historically shifting constitutive connections</li> <li>In considering the historical presence of Malay seamen in Liverpool, draws attention to a group which has previously received only passing mention in historical and geographical studies of both that city, and of multi-ethnic Britain more widely</li> <li>Demonstrates that Liverpool-based Malay men sustained social connections with Southeast Asia long before scholars began to use terms such as ‘globalization’ or ‘transnationalism’</li> <li>Based on a diverse range of empirical data, including interviews with members of the Malay Club in Liverpool and interviews in Southeast Asia, as well as archival and secondary sources</li> <li>Accessibly-written for non-academic audiences interested in the history and urban social geography of Liverpool</li> </ul>

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Age restriction:
0+
Date added to LitRes:
22 July 2018
Size:
305 pp.
ISBN:
9781118827727
Total size:
7 MB
Total number of pages:
305
Page size:
152 x 229 мм
Publisher:
Wiley
Copyright:
John Wiley & Sons Limited
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