Caribbean journeys [electronic resource] : an ethnography of migration and home in three family networks / Karen Fog Olwig.

By: Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Durham : Duke University Press, 2007Description: ix, 319 p. : geneal. tablesSubject(s): Ethnology -- Caribbean Area | Families -- Caribbean Area | Work and family -- Caribbean Area | Caribbean Area -- Social conditions | Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions | Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigrationGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: GN564.C37 | O59 2007Online resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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