Geographies of the Haitian diaspora / edited by Regine O. Jackson.

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Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Routledge, 2011.
Description
1 online resource (349 p.)

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This book considers the full sweep of Haitian community invention and recreation in a multitude of national territories, with an eye toward the ""place"" factors that shape the everyday lives of Haitian migrants. Regine O. Jackson brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore how Haitian communities differ across time and place, as well as how migrants adjust to new economic, political and racial realities. The volume includes descriptive ethnographies of Haitians in 19th century Jamaica, eastern Cuba, Detroit, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Paris, and Boston, and i
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
  • pt. 1. Lateral moves
  • pt. 2. Siting diaspora
  • pt. 3. Diaspora as metageography.
ISBN
  • 1-136-80787-X
  • 1-283-15135-9
  • 9786613151353
  • 1-136-80788-8
  • 0-203-82837-2
OCLC
  • 730151725
  • 732080150
Doi
  • 10.4324/9780203828373
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