Double Passage: The Lives of Caribbean Migrants Abroad and Back HomeDouble Passage presents, in their own words, the lives and experiences of thirteen men and women from the island of Barbados who emigrated to North America and Britain and then, years later, returned home. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
BarbadosThe Island Homeland | 19 |
Patterns of West Indian Migration | 41 |
Copyright | |
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Double Passage: The Lives of Caribbean Migrants Abroad and Back Home George Gmelch Limited preview - 1992 |
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