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JAMAICAN HANDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

This work explores transnational migration through the experiences of Jamaican family networks which straddle North America, Canada and Britain. It is based on oral interviews with 45 families originating in Jamaica. 

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A short overview of the book with an introduction by Stuart Hall.

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Elaine Bauer and Paul Thompson, Shifting Jamaican Migrant Identities: Out to the New Worlds, and back to the Homeland: An Abstract

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Extracts from interviews conducted by Elaine Bauer and Paul Thompson whilst researching for this publication

These can be accessed via three thematic headings:

Living in Complex Famililes

Identity

The Dream of Return

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