{"product_id":"momentous-mobilities-anthropological-musings-on-the-meanings-of-travel-paperback","title":"Momentous Mobilities: Anthropological Musings on the Meanings of Travel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoel B. Salazar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Grounded in scholarly analysis and personal reflection, and drawing on a multi-sited and multi-method research design, \u003cem\u003eMomentous Mobilities\u003c\/em\u003e disentangles the meanings attached to temporary travels and stays abroad and offers empirical evidence as well as novel theoretical arguments to develop an anthropology of mobility. Both focusing specifically on how various societies and cultures imagine and value boundary-crossing mobilities \"elsewhere\" and drawing heavily on his own European lifeworld, the author examines momentous travels abroad in the context of education, work, and spiritual quests and the search for a better quality of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNoel B. Salazar\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Professor in Anthropology at the University of Leuven. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eEnvisioning Eden\u003c\/em\u003e (Berghahn, 2010) and numerous journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes on the anthropology of mobility and travel. He is the founder of Cultural Mobilities Research (CuMore) and the EASA Anthropology and Mobility Network (AnthroMob).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163740180615,"sku":"9781789208030","price":59.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/edd635f1684e3b6abebcbbaeedb82fdf.webp?v=1733299682","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/momentous-mobilities-anthropological-musings-on-the-meanings-of-travel-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}