From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal by Childs, Geoff

From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520299528)

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From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal by Childs, Geoff

From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal

$34.95
From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal by Childs, Geoff

From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal

$34.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Geoff Childs, Namgyal Choedup
ISBN-10: 0520299523
ISBN-13: 9780520299528
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2018
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
By Geoff Childs
By Geoff Childs
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Geoff Childs is Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. His previous works include Tibetan Diary: From Birth to Death and Beyond in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal.

Namgyal Choedup completed a PhD in anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. He conducts research on migration and identity politics in the Tibetan diaspora.

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