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Author:   Kathie Carpenter
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.004kg
ISBN:  

9781978804852

ISBN 10:   1978804857
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 May 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction  2 History of Orphanages in Cambodia  3 Orphanage Tourism and the Anti-Orphanage-Tourism Campaign  4 Methods 5 The Rhythms of Daily Life in the Orphanage  6 The Orphanage Remembered: Milestones and Experiences  7 Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead: Interpreting the COC Experience  8 Discussion and Conclusions  Acknowledgments Notes  Bibliography  Index 

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"""Life in a Cambodian Orphanage is very well written — a significant addition to the literature on child circulation.""— David F. Lancy, author of Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans and Laborers ""Wonderfully nuanced and engagingly written, Kathie Carpenter has produced the definitive book on the rise and fall of the Cambodian orphanage ‘industry’. The voices of children themselves are brilliantly contextualised making this a compelling and compassionate book, rich in detail and empathy.""— Heather Montgomery, co-editor of Childhood, Youth and Violence in Global Contexts: Research and Practice in Dialogue"

Wonderfully nuanced and engagingly written, Kathie Carpenter has produced the definitive book on the rise and fall of the Cambodian orphanage 'industry'. The voices of children themselves are brilliantly contextualised making this a compelling and compassionate book, rich in detail and empathy. --Heather Montgomery co-editor of Childhood, Youth and Violence in Global Contexts: Research and Practice in Dialogue Life in a Cambodian Orphanage is very well written -- a significant addition to the literature on child circulation. --David F. Lancy author of Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans and Laborers

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KATHIE CARPENTER is an associate professor of global studies at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

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