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Autore: |
Olwig Karen Fog <1948->
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Titolo: |
Caribbean journeys : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / / Karen Fog Olwig
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Pubblicazione: | Durham, : Duke University Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.09729 |
Soggetto topico: | Ethnology - Caribbean Area |
Families - Caribbean Area | |
Work and family - Caribbean Area | |
Soggetto geografico: | Caribbean Area Social conditions |
Caribbean Area Economic conditions | |
Caribbean Area Emigration and immigration | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Caribbean journeys ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-8223-8985-1 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910810464903321 |
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