Narratives of Exile and Return

by Mary Chamberlain

Overview

In this original and compelling book, Mary Chamberlain explores the nature and meaning of migration for Barbadians who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. It is a unique oral and social history, based on life-story interviews across three or more generations of Barbadian families. Locating migration within the contemporary debate on modernity, Narratives of Exile and Return highlights the continuing role of migration in shaping the culture and history of Barbados. But it does more by providing post-modern theorizing with concrete national and ethnic settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351503853
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	912 KB

About the Author

Mary Chamberlain

Table of Contents

Part One; Introduction; 1: Migration and Modernity; 2: From the Panama Canal to the Regent’s Canal; 3: Family Narratives and Migration Dynamics; 4: Narratives of Exile and Return; 5: Gender and the Narratives of Migration; 6: Absence and the ‘Consolation of Freedom’; Part Two; Introduction; 7: Family One; 8: Family Two; 9: Family Three; 10: Family Four; 11: Family Five

Editorial Reviews

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 Mother Country in Caribbean culture and vise versa. Nearly 100 pages is devoted to narratives. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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