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Author Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948-

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

Imprint Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description ix, 319 p. : geneal. tables.
Series e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Bibliography 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780822389859
0822389851
9780822339779 (cloth : alk. paper)
0822339773 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822339946 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822339943 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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