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Book SynopsisThis work captures the compelling life stories of three types of Jamaican immigrants, including deportees, and examines how the transfer of different types of social capital affects their quests for social mobility.
Trade ReviewThis book is clearly written, the specific life stories of the interviewees are given strong representation so that the reader can make an independent judgment, and there are useful reflections on the part of the writer about his subject. It is important for migration scholars and researchers to read this short but very imaginative and suggestive work. It is a welcome addition to the growing body of research-based writings on an increasingly broadly shared global experience. * Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, August 2009 *
Miller explicates how it comes about that returnees who vary widely in their achievements abroad, and who vary in their Jamaican social origins, may face rejection by stay-at-home Jamaicans. Miller concludes that only a minority of return migrants can accurately be described as truly transnational migrants. With this finding he cautions against an overly zealous attribution of transnational explanations in the study of return migration. -- Professor Jimy Sanders, Graduate Director, University of South Carolina, Columbia Campus
Table of ContentsPart 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Silly Me for Thinking Migration Would Overcome Colonial Prejudices Chapter 5 You Look Like a Fool Returning with Nothing: Involuntary Return Migrants Chapter 6 Colonial Capital matters: A Comparison of Voluntary & Involuntary Return Migrants Chapter 7 Conclusion Part 8 Appendices Part 9 Bibliography Part 10 Index Part 11 About the Author
