Caribbean journeys [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / / Karen Fog Olwig
| Caribbean journeys [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / / Karen Fog Olwig |
| Autore | Olwig Karen Fog <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Durham, : Duke University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.09729 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Caribbean Area
Family - Caribbean Area Work and family - Caribbean Area |
| ISBN | 0-8223-8985-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777995103321 |
Olwig Karen Fog <1948->
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| Durham, : Duke University Press, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Caribbean journeys : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / / Karen Fog Olwig
| Caribbean journeys : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / / Karen Fog Olwig |
| Autore | Olwig Karen Fog <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
| ISBN |
9780822389859
0822389851 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964802703321 |
Olwig Karen Fog <1948->
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| Durham, : Duke University Press, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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