{"product_id":"from-a-trickle-to-a-torrent-9780520299528","title":"From a Trickle to a Torrent","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens to a community when the majority of young people leave their homes to pursue an education?From a Trickle to a Torrentdocuments 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A]n indispensable resource for scholars working in migration studies and educational research in rural areas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Mountain Research and Development *\u003cbr\u003e\"[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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read for anyone interested in the migration pattern that is transforming Himalayan societies today.\" * Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent book that provides an insight into the interconnected issues of education, migration, and social change in Nepal. . . . \u003ci\u003eFrom a Trickle to a Torrent\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to the disciplines of anthropology, area studies, education, and migration.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Predicaments, Presumptions, and Procedures\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Empty Nest\u003cbr\u003e The Enduring Yet Ephemeral Village\u003cbr\u003e Managing the Family through Migration\u003cbr\u003e Studying Longitudinal Change\u003cbr\u003e The Household as a Unit of Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Moving In before Moving Out\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Peripheral Region of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e Excavating the Ethnic Strata\u003cbr\u003e The Center Comes to the Periphery\u003cbr\u003e Completing the Buddhist Transformation\u003cbr\u003e Conquest and Indirect Rule\u003cbr\u003e Continuity amid Political Change\u003cbr\u003e Contemporary Convulsions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Embedding the Household in the Village\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRituals of Protection\u003cbr\u003e The Household in Demography, Anthropology, and Nubri\u003cbr\u003e Binding Households through Religious Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e Liturgy, Income, and Mobility\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Whither the Young People?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortents of a Barley Harvest\u003cbr\u003e Tibetan Exiles and the Emergence of Migration Pull Factors\u003cbr\u003e The Demography of Supply and Demand\u003cbr\u003e The Pathways and Magnitude of Outmigration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Becoming Monks\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily Obligations versus Religious Aspirations\u003cbr\u003e Between Ontological Realms\u003cbr\u003e On the Merits of Monastic Migration\u003cbr\u003e Childhood Inclinations and Monastic Migration\u003cbr\u003e Religious Networks and Migration Destinations\u003cbr\u003e The Revival of Mass Monasticism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Becoming Nuns\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nun Serves Her Family\u003cbr\u003e From Servant (yogmo) to Disciple (lobma)\u003cbr\u003e Pathways to Celibacy\u003cbr\u003e Gender and the Precariousness of Virtue\u003cbr\u003e Demise of the Village Nun?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Becoming Students\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Son Goes First\u003cbr\u003e Educating Nubri Children: A Fitful Start\u003cbr\u003e Valuing Education\u003cbr\u003e The Efficacy of Strong and Weak Ties\u003cbr\u003e Reproducing Inequality?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Household Succession Quandary\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Monk Returns\u003cbr\u003e The Educated Son Conundrum\u003cbr\u003e The Educated Daughter Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Unbecoming Monks\u003cbr\u003e Monks and the Evolving Family Management Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Transformative Potential of Educational Migration\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lama Goes, the Lama Returns\u003cbr\u003e Independent Child Migration and Fosterage\u003cbr\u003e Educational Migration and Demographic Change\u003cbr\u003e Marital Endogamy and the Margins of Choice\u003cbr\u003e Marriage and the Misappropriation of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nubri Futures?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVacating the Realm of Religious Practitioners\u003cbr\u003e The Predicament of Aging\u003cbr\u003e From Householder Lamas to Celibate Monks\u003cbr\u003e The Communal Obligation Impasse\u003cbr\u003e Disembedding the Younger Generation\u003cbr\u003e Parting Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: The Population of Nubri\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Tibetan Terms\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733841719639,"sku":"9780520299528","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-a-trickle-to-a-torrent-9780520299528","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}