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From World City to the World in One City - Liverpool through Malay Lives
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From World City to the World in One City examines changinggeographies of Liverpool through and across the lives of Malayseamen who arrived in the city during its final years as a majorimperial port. * Draws upon life histories and memories of people who met at theMalay Club in Liverpool until its closure in 2007, to examinechanging urban sites and landscapes as well as the city'shistorically shifting constitutive connections * In considering the historical presence of Malay seamen inLiverpool, draws attention to a group which has previously receivedonly passing mention in historical and geographical studies of boththat city, and of multi-ethnic Britain more widely * Demonstrates that Liverpool-based Malay men sustained socialconnections with Southeast Asia long before scholars began to useterms such as 'globalization' or'transnationalism' * Based on a diverse range of empirical data, includinginterviews with members of the Malay Club in Liverpool andinterviews in Southeast Asia, as well as archival and secondarysources * Accessibly-written for non-academic audiences interested in thehistory and urban social geography of Liverpool
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