{"product_id":"in-sickness-and-in-wealth-migration-gendered-morality-and-central-java-paperback-softback-9780253037060","title":"In Sickness and in Wealth; Migration, Gendered Morality, and Central Java (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253037060","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn Sickness and in Wealth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMigration, Gendered Morality, and Central Java\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarol Chan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253037060\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 August 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e234 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Sickness and in Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e is a precious contribution in the expanding anthropological literature on morality, perhaps peculiarly salient in its bouncing off different perspectives. Thanks to its elegant and accessible style, furthermore, it makes for an engaging read also for those interested in the Indonesian and Southeast Asian scholarship at large.\u003c\/p\u003e - Roberto Rizzo (Social Anthropology) \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for students wishing to learn about the cultural constitution of one specific mobility system: Javanese women's transnational labor migration. It will be useful for those comparing the lives of other transnational migrants and overseas domestic workers from and within Asia. Studying migration from the vantage point of the \"sending\" communities—in this case, villages in Central Java—is less common than studying migrant experiences from the \"receiving\" countries' perspectives. Chan's research thus adds to a small but growing number of studies that have shown the importance of learning about the social context from which people leave, circulate, and return, as well as communicate, sustain relationships, and participate in social, political, and economic life transnationally.\u003c\/p\u003e - Emily Hertzman (Indonesia)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVillagers in Indonesia hear a steady stream of stories about the injuries, abuses, and even deaths suffered by those who migrate in search of work. So why do hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers continue to migrate every year? Carol Chan explores this question from the perspective of the origin community and provides a fascinating look at how gender, faith, and shame shape these decisions to migrate. Villagers evaluate men's and women's migrations differently, leading to different ideas about which kinds of human or financial flows should be encouraged and which should be discouraged or even criminalized. Despite routine and well-documented instances of exploitation of Indonesian migrant workers, some villagers still emphasize that a migrant's success or failure ultimately depends on that individual's morality, fate, and destiny. Indonesian villagers construct strategies for avoiding migration-related risks that are closely linked to faith and belief in supernatural agency. These strategies shape the flow of migration from the country and help to ensure the continued confidence Indonesian people have in migration as an act of promise and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote on Names and Indonesian Currency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations and Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Faith in Migration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Politics of Morality and Identity in Central Java\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Mobilizing and Moralizing Indonesian Labor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Evaluating Migrant Success and Failure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Shame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Faith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Contesting the Terms of Belonging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Gendered Moral Economies of Migration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525144441112,"sku":"9780253037060","price":26.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-sickness-and-in-wealth-migration-gendered-morality-and-central-java-paperback-softback-9780253037060","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}