Global Migrants, Local Lives: Travel and Transformation in Rural Bangladesh (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) [Hardcover]

Katy Gardner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198279191 | ISBN-13: 978-0198279198 | Publication Date: April 13, 1995

Long-term migration is one of the most important factors in the formation of cultural identities in the modern world. Katy Gardner looks at the 'sending' communities (neglected by academic research) and covers major aspects of Bangladeshi life (land, family structure, marriage, and religion) to show how out-migration has become a central economic and social resource--the route to social, as well as physical, mobility, transforming those who gain access to it. At the heart of this important text is a presentation of the dynamic nature of migration and the possibility of self-transformation it holds for migrant cultures.

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"Her findings are significant....Excellently researched and well written, with complete bibliography, maps, and glossary."--Choice

About the Author

Katy Gardner is at University of Sussex.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 13, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198279191
• ISBN-13: 978-0198279198
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,149,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Travel > Asia > Bangladesh

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