Voices of a City Market - An Ethnography (Paperback)

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This book breaks new ground in its representation of the voices of people in a superdiverse city as they go about their everyday lives. Poetic, polyphonic, and compelling, it places the reader at the heart of the market hall, surrounded by the translanguaging voices of people from all over the world. Based on four years of ethnographic research, the book is a gift to the senses, evoking the smells, sights, and sounds of the multilingual city. This is a book that reimagines the conventions of both ethnographic writing and academic discourse.

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This book breaks new ground in its representation of the voices of people in a superdiverse city as they go about their everyday lives. Poetic, polyphonic, and compelling, it places the reader at the heart of the market hall, surrounded by the translanguaging voices of people from all over the world. Based on four years of ethnographic research, the book is a gift to the senses, evoking the smells, sights, and sounds of the multilingual city. This is a book that reimagines the conventions of both ethnographic writing and academic discourse.

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Imprint

Multilingual Matters

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

August 2019

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2019

Authors

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Dimensions

245 x 174 x 10mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

208

ISBN-13

978-1-78892-508-2

Barcode

9781788925082

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LSN

1-78892-508-4



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