Imagined Mobility: Migration and Transnationalism Among Indian Students in Australia

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Anthem Press, 2012 - Education - 276 pages

With its close analysis of the phenomenon of the migration of Indian students to Australia, this book critically approaches the entanglement of the education industry with migration opportunities, and looks into the goals and aspirations of the Indian middle class. It discusses the overlaps of studies on migration and transnationalism, and raises questions on skilled migration.

 

Contents

Chapter 2
23
Chapter 3
51
Chapter 4
79
Chapter 5
105
Chapter 6
137
Arrival Imagined Mobility
167
Chapter 8
185
Appendix
207
Notes
221
References
235
Index
257
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About the author (2012)

Michiel Baas is a researcher with the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam. His work focuses on India, the middle class, migration, transnationalism and mobility.