Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, Revised Edition

Author: David C. Pollock

Edition: 2

Features:

• Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Number Of Pages: 320

Details: Product Description A Nicholas Brealey Publishing bestseller! Third culture kids (TCK)—children of expatriates, missionaries, military personnel, and others who live outside their passport country—have unique issues with personal development and identity. David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken bring to light the emotional and psychological realities that come with the TCK journey. Review "As an adult TCK, I have long wrestled with how I fit into this world. This book is the 'bible' for anyone who wants to understand the blessings and the curses of growing up multiculturally." -  Wm. Paul Young, author of the #1  New York Times Best Seller  The Shack "I called the first edition of Third Culture Kids 'absolutely brilliant'. This revised edition continues to earn that acclaim. It's a powerhouse of a book through which readers growing up 'among worlds'--and their parents and the professionals responsible for their care and teaching--become able to take leadership of the challenges and opportunities presented by such a rick and complex childhood." -  Barbara F. Schaetti, Ph.D., Transition Dynamics, second generation dual national Adult TCK and lead author of  Making a World of Difference "Because Third Culture Kids have been exposed to other cultures in significant ways and have experienced multiple transitions while growing up, it's in their DNA to thrive within the pace and nature of globalization. This book is a must to understand the challenges TCKs face and the unique skills they can leverage as global leaders." -  Katrina Burris, Ph.D., CEO of MKB Conseil & Coaching and author of  Global Nomadic Leaders: How to Identify, Attract, and Retain. "In today's globalized and highly mobile world, the lessons to be learned from this new edition of  Third Culture Kids  transcend mere cultural enlightenment about a unique group of individuals growing up between worlds. This book is timelier than ever, and should be essential reading for parents anywhere in the world raising  cross-cultural  children." -  Robin Pascoe, author of  Raising Global Nomads; Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World From the Publisher Advance praise for Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, rev. ed.: "As an adult TCK, I have long wrestled with how I fit into this world. This book is the 'bible' for anyone who wants to understand the blessings and the curses of growing up multiculturally." -Wm Paul Young, author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Shack "Growing up as a TCK has been a gift and has significantly shaped my life and work. As I interact with world leaders one day and with those living in refugee camps the next, I continually draw upon my experience of living among different cultures. I am delighted to see the lessons learned from the traditional TCK experience live on in this new edition of Third Culture Kids." -Scott Gration, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret), President Obama's Special Envoy to Sudan From the Back Cover "Growing up as a TCK has been a gift and has significantly shaped my life and work. As I interact with world leaders one day and with this living in refugee camps the next, I continually draw upon my experience of living among different cultures. I am delighted to see the lessons learned from the traditional TCK experience live on in this new edition of Third Culture Kids." - Scott Gration, Maj General, USAF (Ret), President Obama's Special Envoy to Sudan. For more than a decade, Third Culture Kids has been the authority on "TCKs" - for children of expatriates, missionaries, military personnel and others who live and work abroad. With significant part of their development years spent outside of their passport country, TCKs create their own unique "third" cultures. Authors Pollock and Van Reken pioneered the TCK profile, which brough to light the emotional and psychological realities that come with the TCK journey, often resulting in feelings of rootlessness and grief but also in incre

EAN: 9781857885255

Release Date: 16-09-2009

Languages: English

Item Condition: New

Binding: Paperback