Momentous Mobilities: Anthropological Musings on the Meanings of Travel

Noel B. Salazar

Published by Berghahn Books 2018

Momentous Mobilities

Anthropological Musings on the Meanings of Travel

Noel B. Salazar

Volume 4 in the series Worlds in Motion

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781785339363

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About this book

Grounded in scholarly analysis and personal reflection, and drawing on a multi-sited and multi-method research design, Momentous Mobilities 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.

Author / Editor information

Noel B. Salazar is Research Professor in Anthropology at the University of Leuven. He is the author of Envisioning Eden (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).

Reviews

“Salazar’s book is immensely readable because he is not held back by writing regular academic prose. Momentous Mobilities, true to its subtitle, is an intense and meditative musing on the subject. It will be valuable to sociologists, anthropologists, scholars of migration, and non-specialists alike.” • JRAI

“Momentous Mobilities takes the reader on an impressive journey around the world, while navigating differently structured mobilities. Salazar’s interdisciplinary work is a compelling contribution to the complex field of migration and mobility studies, and will undoubtedly serve as a key reference to students, scholars, and practitioners alike.” • Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

“This book helps broaden the discussion of mobility that is so often focused on migration or diaspora. With its emphasis on the relationship between mobility and ‘staying’ or immobility, it also offers a useful corrective to the literature that privileges mobility.” • Deborah Reed-Danahay, University at Buffalo

“A fascinating read… Salazar skillfully explores the cultural meanings attached to movement, considering both the individual significance of boundary crossings and their social valuations. The in-depth knowledge of multiple case studies from other societies and diverse contexts of education, work and pilgrimage enlivens the work, while his personal and first-hand reflections of how movement has featured within his own biography feed his musings to generate a highly readable account.” • Caroline Oliver, University of Roehampton

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Foreword Vered Amit Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction. Mapping Mobility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Imagining Mobility
Chapter 1 Chile: Traveling to and from the End of the World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Chapter 2 Indonesia: Merantau and Modernity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter 3 Tanzania: The Maasai as Icons of Mobility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Part II. Enacting Mobility
Chapter 4 Education: Leaving to Learn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Chapter 5 Labor: Capitalizing on Movement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Chapter 6 Life’s “Pilgrimage”: Travel, Travail, Transformation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
Conclusion. Mobile Futures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185