Quality of Life and Well-Being in an Indian Ethnic Community The Cas

This book explores the quality of life of Badagas, an ethnic minority group in South India, as they navigate a society in flux, with specific reference to rural-to-urban migration and new media. At an empirical level, it reveals how Badagas understand the

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Gareth Davey

Quality of Life and Well-Being in an Indian Ethnic Community The Case of Badagas

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Gareth Davey

Quality of Life and Well-Being in an Indian Ethnic Community The Case of Badagas

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Gareth Davey School of Anthropology and Conservation The University of Kent Canterbury, Kent UK

ISSN 2211-7644 ISSN 2211-7652 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research ISBN 978-3-319-90661-4 ISBN 978-3-319-90662-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90662-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018939310 © The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission