Telling Young Lives: Portraits of Global Youth - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1592139302 ISBN 13: 9781592139309

Casa editrice: Temple Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Examines the changing political and social strategies of contemporary young people around the globe

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Recensione:

"A well-conceived and timely volume that will be useful for classroom teaching in political geography, social geography, and allied disciplines. It also breaks new ground in political geography and geographies of youth that will make it a standard reference for the growing number of scholars working on these issues." Carl Dahlman, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Miami University of Ohio "Each chapter provides insight not only into the life being examined but also the youth's political and social milieu... The range of subjects and the accessibility of the writing make this a valuable complement to more theoretical texts and undeniably useful in the classroom." --Publishers Weekly

"The authors and editors have a clear view of what the reader is to take from this book...these are young people who are struggling to survive and prosper in a world where they get little or no support because of 'neo-liberal' policies.... Their secret is that they are determined to succeed no matter what the difficulties and for this these young lives will make the reader root for them and be grateful for what they themselves have." --Children & Society, July 2009

"In a refreshing break from typical edited volumes, Jeffrey and Dyson have compiled 13 richly contextualized life histories of young people...[I]t will make a fantastic addition to library collections in world regional geography. Highly recommended." --Choice, March 2009

"This volume provides a nuanced introduction to the lives of youth around the world through vignettes that illustrate youth negotiating the difficulties of life in their respective societies with awareness and consciously developed tactics.... This book does a good job of exhibiting different personalities of the youth, which also impact how they react to their various circumstances." --Economic & Political Weekly, 26th September 2009

"In a refreshing break from typical edited volumes, Jeffrey and Dyson have compiled 13 richly contextualized life histories of young people...[I]t will make a fantastic addition to library collections in world regional geography. Highly recommended." --Choice, March 2009

L'autore:

Craig Jeffrey is Associate Professor in Geography and International Studies, University of Washington. He is the co-author (with Patricia Jeffery and Roger Jeffery) of Degrees Without Freedom? Education, Masculinities and Unemployment in North India.

Jane Dyson is Affiliate Assistant Professor at the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.

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• Editore: Temple Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1592139302
• ISBN 13: 9781592139309
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 220
• Redattore: Jeffrey Craig, Dyson Jane