ISBN:
0822339773
,
0822339943
,
9780822339779
,
9780822339946
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 319 S.
,
23 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948 - Caribbean journeys
DDC:
306.09729
Keywords:
Ethnology
;
Families
;
Work and family
;
Karibik
;
Ethnologie
;
Familie
;
Wirtschaftliche Lage
;
Soziale Situation
;
Caribbean Area Social conditions
;
Caribbean Area Economic conditions
;
Caribbean Area Emigration and immigration
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Bibliografie
;
Bibliografie
;
Bibliografie
;
Karibik
;
Ethnologie
;
Familie
;
Wirtschaftliche Lage
;
Soziale Situation
Note:
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
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