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Moving Beyond Borders - A History of Black Canadian and Caribbean Women in the Diaspora

English · Paperback / Softback

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Klappentext Moving Beyond Borders is the first book-length history of Black health care workers in Canada, delving into the experiences of thirty-five postwar-era nurses who were born in Canada or who immigrated from the Caribbean either through Britain or directly to Canada. Zusammenfassung Moving Beyond Borders is the first book-length history of Black health care workers in Canada! delving into the experiences of thirty-five postwar-era nurses who were born in Canada or who immigrated from the Caribbean either through Britain or directly to Canada. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Locating and Conceptualizing Black Women's Narratives * The Family as the Agent of Socialization *"I wouldn't be where I am today." Creating Moral Citizens through Church and School * The Sky is the Limit: Migration to Britain * Nurse Training and Education *"'I've always wanted to work'": Black Women and Professionalism * Combining Work! Family and Community * Nation Home and Belonging Conclusion Bibliography Appendix

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Authors Karen Flynn, University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.05.2011
 
EAN 9781442609952
ISBN 978-1-4426-0995-2
No. of pages 288
Series Studies in Gender History
Studies in Gender and History
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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