Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.
Contents:
Finding the village -- Becoming a global kind of woman -- Failing to progress -- New territories -- Haunted by images -- Moving on -- Come what may -- Conclusion : the virtual village -- On affect : a methodological note.
Summary:
Work sites overseas and then home again. Focusing on the experiences of individuals, McKay interrogates current approaches to globalization, multi-sited research, subjectivity, and the village itself. She shows that rather than weakening village ties, temporary labour migration gives the village a new global dimension created in and through the relationships, imaginations, and faith of its members in its potential as a site for a better future.
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