Writing Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids (signed)

Bell-Villada, Gene H.; & Nina Sichel; Faith Eidse; Elaine Neil Orr; Cathleen Hadley (signed by

ISBN 10: 1443833606 / ISBN 13: 9781443833608

Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne [UK], 2011

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Newcastle upon Tyne [UK]: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Cathleen Hadley, contributor to this book of ARTIST IN TRANSIT: A FUSION OF ART AND IDENTITY. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Mini biographies of contributors at the end. List of bibliographical references. Bound in the original silver-stamped black cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Crossing borders and boundaries, countries and cultures, they are the children of the military, diplomatic corps, international business, education and missions communities. They are called Third Culture Kids or Global Nomads, and the many benefits of their lifestyle expanded worldview, multiplicity of languages, tolerance for difference are often mitigated by recurring losses of relationships, of stability, of permanent roots. They are part of an accelerating demographic that is only recently coming into visibility. In this groundbreaking collection, writers from around the world address issues of language acquisition and identity formation, childhood mobility and adaptation, memory and grief, and the artist's struggle to articulate the experience of growing up global. And, woven like a thread through the entire collection, runs the individual's search for belonging and a place called home. This book provides a major leap in understanding what it's like to grow up among worlds. It is invaluable reading for the new global age.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Cathleen Hadley . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. x, 486pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids (signed)
• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne [UK]
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1443833606
• ISBN 13: 9781443833608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: NOT a library discard
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine condition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Crossing borders and boundaries, countries and cultures, they are the children of the military, diplomatic corps, international business, education and missions communities. They are called Third Culture Kids or Global Nomads, and the many benefits of their lifestyle – expanded worldview, multiplicity of languages, tolerance for difference – are often mitigated by recurring losses – of relationships, of stability, of permanent roots. They are part of an accelerating demographic that is only recently coming into visibility. In this groundbreaking collection, writers from around the world address issues of language acquisition and identity formation, childhood mobility and adaptation, memory and grief, and the artist’s struggle to articulate the experience of growing up global. And, woven like a thread through the entire collection, runs the individual’s search for belonging and a place called “home.” This book provides a major leap in understanding what it’s like to grow up among worlds. It is invaluable reading for the new global age.

About the Author

Gene H. Bell-Villada, born in Haiti of US parents, was raised in Puerto Rico, Cuba and Venezuela. A professor of Romance Languages at Williams College (Massachusetts), he is the author or editor of ten books, including a TCK memoir, Overseas American: Growing Up Gringo in the Tropics (2005). Nina Sichel is co-editor, with Faith Eidse, of Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global (2004), the first collection of memoirs by Third Culture Kids and Global Nomads. Raised among expats in Venezuela, she relocated many times as an adult, and currently leads memoir and guided writing workshops near Washington, DC.