The New Nomads

The New Nomads

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  • Create Date:2021-09-04 08:51:47
  • Update Date:2025-09-07
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Félix Marquardt
  • ISBN:1471177386
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Tony WANG

This book offers some case studies about immigrations from countries to countries in the first half of the book。 It then delved heavily on the social-political-economic aspect of refugees as the main theme in the latter half of the book。 Totally not what I was expected but I gave it a shot nonetheless。 3/5。

Mina

A unique take on migration and third culture peopleFelix Marquardt avoids the usual tropes when talking about migration and immigration。 His thinking and writing is personable and insightful, informed by a great amount of travelling and a deep insight into people like me - third culture people。 Even the way he talks about us - him being one of us - takes into account that where we grew up is not where we were born, and not where our parents are born or how we speak our English。 He is honest enou A unique take on migration and third culture peopleFelix Marquardt avoids the usual tropes when talking about migration and immigration。 His thinking and writing is personable and insightful, informed by a great amount of travelling and a deep insight into people like me - third culture people。 Even the way he talks about us - him being one of us - takes into account that where we grew up is not where we were born, and not where our parents are born or how we speak our English。 He is honest enough to question both sides of the cultural and political abyss, and courageous enough to weave in his own story of recovery from addiction, into the fabric of the book。This is a book borne of insight, pain, and observation - the three things that mark a memorable, honest book。 。。。more