Mobility, Moralities and Motherhood: Navigating the Contingencies of Cape Verdean Lives

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-260

  Åkesson, Lisa ^a   Carling, Jørgen ^b   Drotbohm, Heike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OSLO PRIO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cape Verde; Fostering; Migration; Mobility; Moralities; Motherhood

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DIASPORA; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; KINSHIP; LABOR MOBILITY; MATERNAL CARE; MORALITY; WOMENS STATUS;

CAPE VERDE; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84856117709     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2012.646420     Document Type: Article

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