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

Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 319 pages) : genealogical tables Series e-Duke books scholarly collection. 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 Summary An ethnographic study of migration based on the experiences of three dispersed Caribbean families as they maintain networks across their diverse locations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record SUBJECT Čubrilović Familie : 19. Jh.- gnd Subject Ethnology -- Caribbean Area. Families -- Caribbean Area Work and family -- Caribbean Area POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Economic history Emigration and immigration Ethnology Families Social conditions Work and family Ethnologie Wirtschaftliche Lage Soziale Situation SUBJECT Caribbean Area -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020291 Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020285 Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigration Subject Caribbean Area Karibik Form Electronic book ISBN 9780822389859 0822389851

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