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Bauer, Elaine.

Jamaican hands across the Atlantic / Elaine Bauer and Paul Thompson. - Kingston ; Miami : I. Randle Publishers, 2006. - 233 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Jamaican transnational families -- Contexts: past to present -- Jamaica: recapturing family memories -- Jamaica: communities on the land -- Staying or leaving -- Jamaicans in their new world -- Women and men -- Working: up or down -- Learning and faith -- The dream of return -- Living with family complexities.

This title is a study of some 45 families originating in Jamaica who also have members in both Britain, the US and Canada. Interviews with these families provide insights into the dynamics of transnational families.

ISBN: 9789766372460 9766372462

LCCN: 2008449393

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA675451 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013542578 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Transnationalism--Case studies.
Immigrants--Family relationships--Great Britain.
Immigrants--Family relationships--North America.
Jamaicans--Social conditions.--Great Britain
Jamaicans--Social conditions.--North America
Emigration and immigration.
Immigrants--Family relationships.
Transnationalism.
Auswanderung
Familie
Supranationalit at

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Jamaica--Emigration and immigration.
Great Britain.
Jamaica.
North America.
Jamaika

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Case studies.
Case studies.

LC Class. No.: JV7329.5 / .B38 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 305.89697292041