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West Indian migration; the Montserrat case

Title
West Indian migration; the Montserrat case, by Stuart B. Philpott.
Author
Philpott, Stuart B.
Publication
London, Athlone Press; New York, Humanities Press, 1973.

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Description
x, 210 pages maps; 23 cm
Summary
Case study illustrating (1) the impact of emigration on social change in Montserrat and (2) factors influencing the behaviour and commitment of monserrat West Indian migrant workers and immigrants in the UK - gives historical background, and examines effects of emigration on social stratification, community structures, household organization, the family, traditional culture, the remittance obligations of emigrants, etc. Bibliography pp. 200 to 205, maps and statistical tables.
Series Statement
London School of Economics. Monographs on social anthropology, 47
Uniform Title
Monographs on social anthropology ; no. 47.
Subject
  • West Indians > Great Britain
  • Montserratians > Great Britain
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Montserratians
  • Social conditions
  • West Indians
  • emigration
  • social change
  • behaviour
  • West Indian
  • migrant workers
  • immigrant
  • history
  • social stratification
  • community
  • household
  • family
  • traditional culture
  • statistical table
  • West Indians > Migrations
  • émigration
  • changement social
  • comportement
  • Antillais
  • travailleur migrant
  • histoire
  • stratification sociale
  • communauté
  • ménage
  • famille
  • culture traditionnelle
  • tableau statistique
  • emigración
  • cambio social
  • comportamiento
  • antillano
  • trabajador migrante
  • inmigrante
  • historia
  • estratificación social
  • comunidad
  • hogar
  • familia
  • cultura tradicional
  • cuadros estadísticos
  • Montserrat > Social conditions
  • Montserrat > Emigration and immigration
  • Great Britain > Emigration and immigration
  • Great Britain
  • Montserrat
  • Montserrat
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • West Indies > Social conditions
  • West Indies > Emigration and immigration
  • Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
  • Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
Genre/Form
  • case study.
  • bibliography.
  • map.
  • étude de cas.
  • bibliographie.
  • carte géographique.
  • estudio de casos.
  • bibliografía.
  • mapa.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [200]-205.
ISBN
  • 0391002872
  • 9780391002876
  • 048519547X
  • 9780485195477
LCCN
74165105
OCLC
  • ocm00915476
  • 915476
  • SCSB-143690
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library