Leaving the land : indigenous migration and affective labour in India / Dolly Kikon, Bengt G. Karlsson.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019Description: xi, 155 pages : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN: 9781108494427Subject(s): Indigenous youth -- Employment -- India, Northeastern | Indigenous youth -- India, Northeastern -- Social conditions | Rural-urban migration -- India, Northeastern | Migrant labor -- India, Northeastern | Labor mobility -- India, NortheasternDDC classification: 307.2408995 Summary: "In the last decade, the migration of indigenous youths from the uplands of Northeast India to metropolitan cities across India has become one of the most significant social and economic transformations of the region. Since India's independence, the region has captured the limits of India's cultural and political imagination, and its citizens and histories have been refracted through the prism of militarization and an extractive resource regime. In this book, we examine the increasing trend of migration among indigenous youths from Northeast India and illustrate how these movements offer us new insights about the insecurities, desires, and expectations among indigenous citizens in global India"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Non textual | Institute of Development Studies Kolkata | 307.2408995 K479l (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 8575 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-149) and index.
"In the last decade, the migration of indigenous youths from the uplands of Northeast India to metropolitan cities across India has become one of the most significant social and economic transformations of the region. Since India's independence, the region has captured the limits of India's cultural and political imagination, and its citizens and histories have been refracted through the prism of militarization and an extractive resource regime. In this book, we examine the increasing trend of migration among indigenous youths from Northeast India and illustrate how these movements offer us new insights about the insecurities, desires, and expectations among indigenous citizens in global India"-- Provided by publisher.
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