1. In Sickness and Wealth looks at migration from the unusual perspective of the migrant-origin community rather than the migrant abroad. 2. This book is a powerful text that stands alone on its own merits, but also fits well with two other works recently published by IUP: Deirdre McKay's An Archipelago of Care and Faranak Miraftab's Global Heartland . All three of these books explore the subject of migration. 3. This clearly written ethnography is very timely in its focus on the experience of women and migrants ...
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1. In Sickness and Wealth looks at migration from the unusual perspective of the migrant-origin community rather than the migrant abroad. 2. This book is a powerful text that stands alone on its own merits, but also fits well with two other works recently published by IUP: Deirdre McKay's An Archipelago of Care and Faranak Miraftab's Global Heartland . All three of these books explore the subject of migration. 3. This clearly written ethnography is very timely in its focus on the experience of women and migrants.
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