Yesterday's self: nostalgia and the immigrant identity
Auteur :
Ritivoi, Andreea Deciu
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780742513617
Date de publication :
15 août 2002
Dimensions :
22,8 x 14,7 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
259 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A study of nostalgia in the lives of immigrants, forging a connection between the philosophy of identity and intercultural studies. It shows that the cultural adjustment of immigrants can only happen when personal identity is understood as a quest for continuity in one's life story.