ABSTRACT
This anthology represents important and original directions in the study of Caribbean migration. It takes a comparative perspective on the Caribbean people's migratory experiences to North America, Europe, and within the Caribbean. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the book discusses:
* the causes of migration
* the experiences of migrants
* the historical, cultural and political processes
* issues of gender and imperialism
* the methodology of migration studies, including oral history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|42 pages
Rethinking diaspora
part II|33 pages
Migration narratives
part III|35 pages
Ethnicity and identity
chapter 7|18 pages
Constructions of ethnicity in the diaspora
The case of three generations of Surinamese-Javanese women in the Netherlands
part IV|38 pages
Family and identity
part V|39 pages
Caribbean migration cultures
part VI|72 pages
Gender, socialisation and survival in Caribbean communities
chapter 14|17 pages
Migration, work and gender
The case of post-war labour migration from the Caribbean to Britain
chapter 16|20 pages
Strategies and strategizing
The struggle for upward mobility among university-educated Black Caribbean-born men in Canada
