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Narratives of exile and return

by Mary Chamberlain

This social history uses multi-generational oral interviews to examine Barbadian migration to Britain. It analyses the role of family dynamics and social memory in shaping Caribbean identities and the cultural influence of migration across several decades.

Accession 18694 ISBN 031216484X Publisher St. Martin's Press
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