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Author:

Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948-

Title:

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

Publisher:

Duke University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

ix, 319 p. : geneal. tables ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Ethnology--Caribbean Area.
Families--Caribbean Area.
Work and family--Caribbean Area.
Caribbean Area--Social conditions.
Caribbean Area--Economic conditions.
Caribbean Area--Emigration and immigration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0822339943 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780822339946 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822339773 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822339779 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)77485848

LCCN:

2006101129

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)