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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810464903321

Autore

Olwig Karen Fog <1948->

Titolo

Caribbean journeys : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / / Karen Fog Olwig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durham, : Duke University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8223-8985-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Disciplina

306.09729

Soggetti

Ethnology - Caribbean Area

Family - Caribbean Area

Work and family - Caribbean Area

Caribbean Area Social conditions

Caribbean Area Economic conditions

Caribbean Area Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- pt. 1. A Jamaican family. Learning to mix in society. Seeking improvement beyond Jamaica -- pt. 2. A Dominican family. The village origins. In pursuit of a proper livelihood. -- pt. 3. A Nevisian family. A family home. To better our condition -- pt. 4. The family legacies. The first generation: migrating for improvement of self and the family. Generational perspectives: negotiating identities and origins. Relating regional, family, and individual histories of migration.

Sommario/riassunto

An ethnographic study of migration based on the experiences of three dispersed Caribbean families as they maintain networks across their diverse locations.