Narratives of exile and return /

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Author / Creator: Chamberlain, Mary, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
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Summary:Social historian Chamberlain explores the nature and meaning of migration for people of Barbados who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. Based on interviews, often with three or more generations, she demonstrates how such travels fit into family dynamics and values, and discusses the place of the Mot
Physical Description:xi, 236 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-231) and index.
ISBN:031216484X
Author Notes:Mary Chamberlain has lived and worked in England and the Caribbean, and is Emeritus Professor of History at Oxford Brookes University. Her book, Fenwomen, was the first to be published by Virago Press in 1975. Since then she has written many books on women's history, oral history and Caribbean history. She is a graduate of the acclaimed Creative Writing MA at Royal Holloway, University of London.

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