Migrating Meanings: Sharing Keywords in a Global World

by James Underhill and Mariarosaria Gianninoto

Book Overview

With economic, political and cultural globalisation, our world is inseparable from the fates of other nations and peoples. But how far can we trust English to provide us with a reliable lingua franca to speak about our world? If our keywords reflect our cultures and form parts of specific cultural and historical narratives, they may well help trace the paths we take together into the future. This book seeks the roots of four keywords for our times:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474481388
• ISBN13: 9781474481380
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"