Thesis
Translocal identities: an ethnographic account of the political economy of childhood transitions in northern Thailand
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This thesis examines Karen childhood transitions in a context of expansion of the cash economy, formal education and modern institutions. Since the 1960s, Thai state development has had a significant impact on the organisation of work and learning among highland populations. Today, household economies largely depend on cash income and children aspire towards an adult life in which paid work is central. Formal education is highly valued as a means to reach this goal. Children often migrate for...
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+ Boyden, J
Division:
SSD
Department:
International Development
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2010
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:4862
- Deposit date:
- 2011-01-28
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- Copyright holder:
- Vogler, P
- Copyright date:
- 2010
- Notes:
- N.B. Some figures have been removed from this pdf version of the thesis.
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