Michiel Baas

Imagined Mobility (eBook, PDF)

Migration and Transnationalism among Indian Students in Australia

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Produktbeschreibung

With its close analysis of the phenomenon of the migration of Indian students to Australia, this book critically approaches the entanglement of the education industry with migration opportunities, and looks into the goals and aspirations of the Indian middle class. It discusses the overlaps of studies on migration and transnationalism, and raises questions on skilled migration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857282316
• Artikelnr.: 44360690

Autorenporträt

Michiel Baas is a researcher with the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam. His work focuses on India, the middle class, migration, transnationalism and mobility.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Acknowledgements
Departure - Migration, Transnationalism and What Lies In-Between
First Semester - Of Leaving and Arriving: From and to a Culture of Migration
Second Semester - Some History Lessons as well as Learning the Hard Way
Summer School - A History of Students Going Overseas
Third Semester - Learning How to Work In-Between: Legal and Illegal Realms
Fourth Semester - Graduating as a Migrant
Arrival - Imagined Mobility
A New Departure - Curry Bashing and Alien Space Invaders
Data, Dilemmas and Doing Fieldwork the Ethical Way
Notes
References
Index