Narratives of Exile and Return

In this original and compelling book, Mary Chamberlain explores the nature and meanings of migration for Barbadians who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. Locating migration within the contemporary debate on modernity, NARRATIVES OF EXILE AND RTURN highlights the continuing role of migration in shaping the culture and history of Barbados. It reveals the vitality of family dynamics and values in fashioning life courses and the ways in which these are transmitted and transformed across the generations. It analyses how the 'Mother Country' was encountered and incorporated, and how the continuing presence of the Carribean contributes to the identities of those born or brought up in Britain.