Publisher's Synopsis
Filling a gap in the literature on communities, this innovative and critical volume aims to propose the concept of Cocoon Community to get a handle on communities that are highly significant for their members and yet not binding. Membership in these Communities is also voluntary and informal. By weaving together interdisciplinary perspectives, the internationally acknowledged contributors offer theoretical perspectives and research findings on communities of international students, online mourners, farmworkers, expatriates and 'Westerners' in India.
