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Caribbean journeys : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / Karen Fog Olwig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Caribbean Area.
- Ethnology.
- Families--Caribbean Area.
- Families.
- Work and family--Caribbean Area.
- Work and family.
- Caribbean Area--Social conditions.
- Caribbean Area.
- Caribbean Area--Economic conditions.
- Caribbean Area--Emigration and immigration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (331 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An ethnographic study of migration based on the experiences of three dispersed Caribbean families as they maintain networks across their diverse locations.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822389859
- 0822389851
- OCLC:
- 220950778
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