Aspiring in Later Life

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Aspiring in Later Life

Author	: Megha Amrith
File Size	: 50,8 Mb
Publisher	: Global Perspectives on Aging
Language	: English
Release Date	: 14 July 2023
ISBN	: 1978830416
Pages	: 0 pages

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Aspiring in Later Life by Megha Amrith Book PDF Summary

While aspirations are most often connected to younger people, this volume argues that people do not stop aspiring in older age. Aspiring in Later Life brings together rich ethnographic cases from different regions of the world, offering original insights into how aspirations are pursued over the course of life and in contexts of globalization and mobility.

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