Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Katharyne Mitchell -- 1. Introduction / Craig Jeffrey and Jane Dyson -- 2. Saka: Growing Up in the Indian Himalayas / Jane Dyson -- 3. "All My Life, I've Bounced Around": A Portrait of Blacc / Kristina Gibson -- 4. Vusi Majola: "Walking Until the Shoes Is Finished" / Paula Meth -- 5. Young, White, Male, and Working Class: A Portrait of Richard / Linda McDowell -- 6. Young, Male, Scottish, and Muslim: A Portrait of Kabir / Peter Hopkins -- 7. Politics, Lifestyle, and Identity: The Story of Sven, Eastern Germany / Kathrin Horschelmann -- 8. "Each and Every Single Story About Me ... There's Like a Huge Twist to It": Growing Up at Risk in the United States - A Portrait of Mike / Sean Crotty, Christopher Moreno and Stuart Aitken -- 9. Zilho's Journeys: Displacement and Return in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Alex Jeffrey -- 10. Rocks: A Portrait of Mohammed / Danny Hoffman -- 11. From Footballs to Fixer: Suresh and the New Politicians in North India / Craig Jeffrey -- 12. Telling Nala's Story: Negotiating the Global Agendas and Local Politics of Maasai Development in Tanzania / Benjamin Gardner -- 13. Darkest Whiteness: Race, Class, and Culture in Global Times: A Portrait of Helena / Anoop Nayak -- 14. Young, Deaf, and Lesbian: A Portrait of Susannah / Tracey Skelton -- 15. Afterword: Global Portraits and Local Snapshots / Chris Philo and Kate Swanson.