Unrooted Childhoods Narratives of Growing up Global |
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| Editor:
| Eidse, Faith
Sichel, Nina |
| ISBN: | 978-1-931930-01-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Publisher: | Intercultural Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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With their identities built piece by cultural piece, the authors of these stories recall the benefits and the pain of growing up without the chance to put down roots. They are unrooted children who grow up without having the sense of home and often without knowing who they are.The book is divided into four sections focussing on the most commonly shared themes of the unrooted child's experience: enrichemtn, estrangement, rootlessness and identity.Individual contributors explore the...
More DescriptionWith their identities built piece by cultural piece, the authors of these stories recall the benefits and the pain of growing up without the chance to put down roots. They are unrooted children who grow up without having the sense of home and often without knowing who they are.The book is divided into four sections focussing on the most commonly shared themes of the unrooted child's experience: enrichemtn, estrangement, rootlessness and identity.Individual contributors explore the importance of language, the duality of loyalties, estrangement and loneliness, and portable identities that come with the unpredictability of nomadic life.These stories help adult nomads experience a sense of recognition and emotional kinship with these authors. And for those who have not been nomads, these stories are simply a great read.