{"product_id":"momentous-mobilities-anthropological-musings-on-the-meanings-of-travel-9781789208030","title":"Momentous Mobilities: Anthropological Musings on","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tGrounded in scholarly analysis and personal reflection, and drawing on a multi-sited and multi-method research design, \u003cem\u003eMomentous Mobilities\u003c\/em\u003e disentangles the meanings attached to temporary travels and stays abroad and offers empirical evidence as well as novel theoretical arguments to develop an anthropology of mobility. Both focusing specifically on how various societies and cultures imagine and value boundary-crossing mobilities “elsewhere” and drawing heavily on his own European lifeworld, the author examines momentous travels abroad in the context of education, work, and spiritual quests and the search for a better quality of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Salazar’s book is immensely readable because he is not held back by writing regular academic prose.\u003c\/em\u003e Momentous Mobilities\u003cem\u003e, true to its subtitle, is an intense and meditative musing on the subject. It will be valuable to sociologists, anthropologists, scholars of migration, and non-specialists alike.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• JRAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eMomentous Mobilities \u003cem\u003etakes the reader on an impressive journey around the world, while navigating differently structured mobilities. Salazar’s interdisciplinary work is a compelling contribution to the complex field of migration and mobility studies, and will undoubtedly serve as a key reference to students, scholars, and practitioners alike.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book helps broaden the discussion of mobility that is so often focused on migration or diaspora. With its emphasis on the relationship between mobility and ‘staying’ or immobility, it also offers a useful corrective to the literature that privileges mobility.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Deborah Reed-Danahay\u003c\/strong\u003e, University at Buffalo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“A fascinating read… Salazar skillfully explores the cultural meanings attached to movement, considering both the individual significance of boundary crossings and their social valuations. The in-depth knowledge of multiple case studies from other societies and diverse contexts of education, work and pilgrimage enlivens the work, while his personal and first-hand reflections of how movement has featured within his own biography feed his musings to generate a highly readable account.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Caroline Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Roehampton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForeword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVered Amit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mapping Mobility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: IMAGINING MOBILITY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chile: Traveling to and from the End of the World\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Indonesia: Merantau and Modernity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tanzania: The Maasai as Icons of Mobility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: ENACTING MOBILITY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Education: Leaving to Learn\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Labor: Capitalizing on Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Life’s “Pilgrimage”: Travel, Travail, Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mobile Futures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042564571479,"sku":"9781789208030","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789208030.jpg?v=1750954660","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/momentous-mobilities-anthropological-musings-on-the-meanings-of-travel-9781789208030","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}