02842nam 22007454a 450 991096480270332120080407035635.09780822389859082238985110.1515/9780822389859(CKB)1000000000758172(EBL)1170464(OCoLC)220950778(SSID)ssj0000391725(PQKBManifestationID)12121149(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000391725(PQKBWorkID)10354428(PQKB)11327146(MiAaPQ)EBC1170464220950778(OCoLC)1143631167(MdBmJHUP)muse79730(DE-B1597)552868(DE-B1597)9780822389859(OCoLC)1055306955(PPN)250739666(Perlego)1465828(EXLCZ)99100000000075817220080407d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCaribbean journeys an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks /Karen Fog OlwigDurham Duke University Press20071 online resource (331 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780822339946 0822339943 9780822339779 0822339773 Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.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.An ethnographic study of migration based on the experiences of three dispersed Caribbean families as they maintain networks across their diverse locations.e-Duke books scholarly collection.EthnologyCaribbean AreaFamiliesCaribbean AreaWork and familyCaribbean AreaCaribbean AreaSocial conditionsCaribbean AreaEconomic conditionsCaribbean AreaEmigration and immigrationEthnologyFamiliesWork and family306.09729306.09729Olwig Karen Fog1948-1357266MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964802703321Caribbean journeys4352468UNINA