{"product_id":"accidental-immigrants-and-the-search-for-home-9781439909454","title":"Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReveals how four very different women seek a sense of belonging, identity and home through the lifelong process of immigration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Building parallels among diverse stories, Kelley presents the physical and emotional journeys of four 'accidental immigrants.' Now middle-aged, these four women reflect on leaving their home country because of life choices like education or relationships. Anthropologist Kelley tackles issues of home, belonging, adjustment, transnationalism, acculturation, and the experience of being foreign through the eyes of her informants.... Kelley’s subjects are introspective and intelligent, and she examines the complexities of each set of circumstances.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A valuable contribution to the immigration debate, \u003c\/i\u003eAccidental Immigrants and the Search for Home\u003ci\u003e broadens the discourse about a humane immigration policy for uprooted family members neither seeking work nor separately documented.\" \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMary Catherine Bateson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eComposing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Approaching Home \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1  Accidental Immigrants: From Roots to Routes\u003cbr\u003e2  Transitions: Negotiating Identity in a New Culture\u003cbr\u003e3  Turning Points: Realization, Transformation, and Commitment\u003cbr\u003e4  Lejanía Cercana: Living “Closely Far” from Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408306970967,"sku":"9781439909454","price":64.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439909454.jpg?v=1730502374","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/accidental-immigrants-and-the-search-for-home-9781439909454","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}