This book looks at the historical and contemporary impact of minority immigrant and ethnic communities on the built and social environment in Australian cities, rural and regional areas. The emphasis is on the changing social use of these buildings - places of worship, ethnic cl…
"This book explores socio-cultural meanings of 'self' in the Chinese language through analysing a range of conversations among Chinese immigrants to Australia qualitatively on the topics of individuality, social relationships and collective identity. If language, culture and cog…
Migrating the Chinese self -- Self-referential pronouns in Mandarin Chinese -- Performing identities : presenting the flawed self -- Becoming Chinese : a discursive exploration -- Chinese conceptualisations of personhood -- The self within : on the Chinese embodied self -- Conce…
"This book explores socio-cultural meanings of 'self' in the Chinese language through analysing a range of conversations among Chinese immigrants to Australia qualitatively on the topics of individuality, social relationships and collective identity. If language, culture and cog…
