Description
Book SynopsisAging in a transnational era
Trade ReviewThis is a book that is accessible as well as significant, fun to read and with important applications to both theory and practice in several domains. . . . Many of Lamb's informants are memorable and illustrate her point that agency remains among elders, that it is not just youth who initiate and think well about social change. The photos add to the quality of immediacy and liveliness. This is a recommended reading!February 2010
* H-Asia Reviews *
Aging and the Indian Diaspora is lucidly written and solidly argued. . . . It should enjoy a wide readership among scholars of cross-cultural gerontology, as well as among those concerned with issues of family change among middle-class diasporic communities in the contemporary world. The book is also very well suited for classroom use, especially in advanced undergraduate courses on either of these topics. Vol. 112, No. 4, December 2010
* American Anthropologist *
Lamb has produced a very easy to read, engaging, and good book. . . . [She] is able to capture a good deal about the culture of, and family relationships in, Bengali middle class families.
* Contemporary Sociology *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Note on Translation and Transliteration
1. Introduction: The Remaking of Aging
2. The Production of Tradition, Modernity, and a New Middle Class
3. The Rise of Old Age Homes in India
4. Becoming an Elder-Abode Member
5. Tea and the Forest: Making a Western Institution Indian
6. Living Alone as a Way of Life
7. Moving Abroad
8. Changing Families and the State
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
