Daughters of Immigrants - by Asha Jeffers & Catherine Bryan (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- This multidisciplinary collection explores the ways in which the lives of immigrants' daughters are shaped by forces of race, gender, migration, sexuality, family, and nation outside of their control.
- About the Author: Catherine Bryan is associate professor of social anthropology and gender and women's studies at Dalhousie University.
- 144 Pages
- Social Science, Gender Studies
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About the Book
This multidisciplinary collection explores the ways in which the lives of immigrants' daughters are shaped by forces of race, gender, migration, sexuality, family, and nation outside of their control. The contributors examine how the women navigate these forces as individuals ...Book Synopsis
This multidisciplinary collection explores the ways in which the lives of immigrants' daughters are shaped by forces of race, gender, migration, sexuality, family, and nation outside of their control. The contributors examine how the women navigate these forces as individuals and as members of collectivities.
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A book for moving the conversation forward. The Daughters of Immigrants does the very important work of bringing humanities and social science inquiries to the same table and helps to surface patterns greater than the sum of its parts.
Daughters of Immigrants is a remarkable collection bringing together interdisciplinary yet interlocking essays on gender, immigration, and the next generation.
About the Author
Catherine Bryan is associate professor of social anthropology and gender and women's studies at Dalhousie University.
Asha Jeffers is assistant professor of English and gender and women's studies at Dalhousie University.