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The Wherewithal of Life: Ethics, Migration, and the Question of Well-Being
Michael Jackson
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Description for The Wherewithal of Life: Ethics, Migration, and the Question of Well-Being
Paperback. Engages with developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men - a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen, a Burkina Faso migrant in Amsterdam, and a Mexican migrant in Boston - in ways that significantly broaden our understanding of the existential situations. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
The Wherewithal of Life engages with current developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men - a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen, a Burkina Faso migrant in Amsterdam, and a Mexican migrant in Boston - in ways that significantly broaden our understanding of the existential situations and ethical dilemmas of those migrating from the global south. Michael Jackson offers the first biographically based phenomenological account of migration and mobility, providing new insights into the various motives, tactics, dilemmas, dreams, and disappointments that characterize contemporary migration. It ... Read more
The Wherewithal of Life engages with current developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men - a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen, a Burkina Faso migrant in Amsterdam, and a Mexican migrant in Boston - in ways that significantly broaden our understanding of the existential situations and ethical dilemmas of those migrating from the global south. Michael Jackson offers the first biographically based phenomenological account of migration and mobility, providing new insights into the various motives, tactics, dilemmas, dreams, and disappointments that characterize contemporary migration. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
315
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520276727
SKU
V9780520276727
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About Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is an anthropologist and Distinguished Professor of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. His many anthropological books include Existential Anthropology, The Palm at the End of the Mind, and The Other Shore. He is the author and editor of over thirty books.
Reviews for The Wherewithal of Life: Ethics, Migration, and the Question of Well-Being
"Reading this book transported me, in ways that few academic texts can ... Jackson's insightful analysis is woven into the life-stories, his thesis permeating the whole text ... The Wherewithal of Life is anthropology of migration par excellence."
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