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Caribbean Transnational Experience
Harry Goulbourne
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Description for Caribbean Transnational Experience
Hardback. 'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality .. of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain.' Professor Rex Nettleford, University W Indies Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
This book examines today's vibrant and creative trans-Atlantic Caribbean community.
Chapters explore questions of definition and theory, the common Atlantic heritage and fate, social and economic contexts of Caribbean transnationality, Africa, the USA and the Caribbean in popular discourses in Britain, transnationality of families and the propensity for Caribbean-born and their offspring to return to the Caribbean from the mother country.
Caribbean Transnational Experience concludes with a discussion about possible future directions of what is increasingly being described as the Caribbean Diaspora.
This book examines today's vibrant and creative trans-Atlantic Caribbean community.
Chapters explore questions of definition and theory, the common Atlantic heritage and fate, social and economic contexts of Caribbean transnationality, Africa, the USA and the Caribbean in popular discourses in Britain, transnationality of families and the propensity for Caribbean-born and their offspring to return to the Caribbean from the mother country.
Caribbean Transnational Experience concludes with a discussion about possible future directions of what is increasingly being described as the Caribbean Diaspora.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745317632
SKU
V9780745317632
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Ref
99-50
About Harry Goulbourne
Harry Goulbourne was Professor of Sociology and Director of the Race and Ethnicity Research Centre, South Bank University, London. He has published numerous books, including Caribbean Transnational Experience, Race and Ethnicity and Caribbean Families in Britain and the Trans-Atlantic World.
Reviews for Caribbean Transnational Experience
'Finally, a detailed study of Caribean people and their transnational experiences ... a fascinating collection of essays'
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law 'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality of the hundreds of thousands of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain. A welcome addition to the growing literature on the creolisation process which ... Read more
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law 'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality of the hundreds of thousands of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain. A welcome addition to the growing literature on the creolisation process which ... Read more