Gaibazzi, Paolo <br/><br/>
Bush Bound  Young Men and Rural Permanence in Migrant West Africa 

 -  Berghahn Books  2018 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Whereas most studies of migration focus on movement, this book examines the experience of staying put. It looks at young men living in a Soninke-speaking village in Gambia who, although eager to travel abroad for money and experience, settle as farmers, heads of families, businessmen, civic activists, or, alternatively, as unemployed, demoted youth. Those who stay do so not only because of financial and legal limitations, but also because of pressures to maintain family and social bases in the Gambia valley. ‘Stayers’ thus enable migrants to migrate, while ensuring the activities and values attached to rural life are passed on to the future generations. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>jj.5590560 9781805390220 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.2307/jj.5590560  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology<br/>Cultural studies: customs and traditions<br/>Migration, immigration and emigration<br/>Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples<br/>Social and cultural anthropology
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Folklore Sociology Anthropology