From a Trickle to a Torrent
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"This is an excellent book that provides an insight into the interconnected issues of education, migration, and social change in Nepal. . . . From a Trickle to a Torrent is an important contribution to the disciplines of anthropology, area studies, education, and migration."
» Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
What happens to a community when the majority of young people leave their homes to pursue an education? From a Trickle to a Torrent documents the demographic and social consequences of educational migration from Nubri, a Tibetan enclave in the highlands of Nepal. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of California Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 248
- ISBN
- 9780520299528
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
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"This is an excellent book that provides an insight into the interconnected issues of education, migration, and social change in Nepal. . . . From a Trickle to a Torrent is an important contribution to the disciplines of anthropology, area studies, education, and migration."
» Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
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"[A]n indispensable resource for scholars working in migration studies and educational research in rural areas."
» Mountain Research and Development
"[The authors] provide a rigorous set of frameworks that would be salutary to adopt in classes on migration studies and state-society relations."
Journal of Asian Studies
"A must-read for anyone interested in the migration pattern that is transforming Himalayan societies today."
Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology