Caring for old age : : perspectives from South Asia / / edited by Christiane Brosius and Roberta Mandoki.

• Superior document: Heidelberg studies on transculturality ; 8
• TeilnehmendeR: Mandoki, Roberta,; Brosius, Christiane, 1966-
• Place / Publishing House: Heidelberg : : Heidelberg University Publishing,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Heidelberg studies on transculturality ; 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 341 pages) :; illustrations (some color).
• Other title: Caring for Old Age
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Christiane Brosius and Roberta Mandoki.

Many societies are experiencing growing longevity and population ageing simultaneously with increasing urbanization and mobilities. Such fundamental demographic and structural shifts have been reflected in a multitude of narratives and strategies how to "age well" in view of rapidly transforming environments, mobilities of people and changing social relations. This volume explores the transcultural dimensions of ageing and care through close-up ethnographic and literary case studies in South Asia, as well as one European case study from a South Asian researcher's view. By critically engaging with Eurocentric aspects in ageing studies, the eleven contributions of this volume highlight how perspectives from the Global South shed light on transcultural entanglements and connectivities of experiences of care and ageing.