From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal

by Geoff Childs and Namgyal Choedup

Book Overview

What happens to a community when the majority of young people leave their homes to pursue an education? From a Trickle to a Torrent documents 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520299523
• ISBN13: 9780520299528
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"