Tyesha Maddox

A Home Away from Home

Mutual Aid, Political Activism, and Caribbean American Identity

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book examines the significance of mutual aid societies to the Caribbean immigrant experience in the twentieth century. These societies paved the way for immigration to the U.S. through their system of networks, provided various forms of support, fostered a shared West Indian ethnic identity, and strengthened kinship networks with those back home"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781512824544
• ISBN-10: 1512824542
• Artikelnr.: 67833820

Autorenporträt

Tyesha Maddox is Assistant Professor of African & African American Studies at Fordham University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. Friendly Societies in the Caribbean and Their African Traditions
Chapter 2. Whence They Came: Immigration and Mobility in the Caribbean
Chapter 3. More Than Auxiliary: The Functions of Mutual Aid Societies and
Benevolent Associations
Chapter 4. Gendering the Migrant Experience: Caribbean Women's Roles in
Social Organizations and Transnational Community Development
Chapter 5. Community Building and Political Mobilization: Forging a
Caribbean and Black Identity
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments