From a Trickle to a Torrent
Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal
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"[A]n indispensable resource for scholars working in migration studies and educational research in rural areas."
» Mountain Research and Development
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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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. The authors explore parents' motivations for sending their children to distant schools and monasteries, social connections that shape migration pathways, young people's estrangement from village life, and dilemmas that arise when educated individuals are unable or unwilling to return and reside in their native villages. Drawing on numerous decades of research, this study documents a transitional period when the future of a Himalayan society teeters on the brink of irreversible change.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of California Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 248
- ISBN
- 9780520299511
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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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
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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