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Caribbean journeys an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks
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- Summary
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An ethnographic study of migration based on the experiences of three dispersed Caribbean families as they maintain networks across their diverse locations.
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- Creator
- Karen Fog Olwig
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Durham : Duke University Press, 2007
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (331 p.)
- ISBNs
- 0822389851, 9780822389859, 9780822339946, 0822339773, 9780822339779, 0822339943
- OCLC
- on1055306955, on1143631167, ocm77485848, ocn220950778
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.
- English
- 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