The Romance of Crossing Borders: Studying and Volunteering Abroad Contributor(s): Doerr, Neriko Musha (Editor), Taïeb, Hannah Davis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1789208335 ISBN-13: 9781789208337 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Reference - General - Education | Aims & Objectives - Social Science | Volunteer Work |
Dewey: 370.116 |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6" W x 9" (0.99 lbs) 302 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What draws people to study abroad or volunteer in far-off communities? Often the answer is romance - the romance of landscapes, people, languages, the very sense of border-crossing - and longing for liberation, attraction to the unknown, yearning to make a difference. This volume explores the complicated and often fraught desires to study and volunteer abroad. In doing so, the book sheds light on how affect is managed by educators and mobilized by students and volunteers themselves, and how these structures of feeling relate to broader social and economic forces. |