Caribbean migrations : the legacies of colonialism /

European colonialism and the neocolonial policies of the US have shaped patterns of Caribbean migration. This study explores how colonialism marginalized Caribbean peoples in the broader global economy and fostered unique transnational identities for migrants living in the US and in the countries of former European colonizers. The 16 essays in this extensive volume address Caribbean migration from the perspective of multiple scholarly disciplines, and incorporate the "alternative" voices of artists, musicians, poets, and performers to highlight community formation and resistance to dominant ideologies abroad. Hurricanes, Cold War policies, and poverty are among the many forces spurring migration. Caribbean social media and popular culture have eased the ambiguous status of Caribbean migrants abroad and redefined concepts of citizenship in ways that highlight the clash of Caribbean and colonial principles. The essays emphasize the geo-strategic ambitions of the US in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, especially Puerto Rico. However, the theoretical breadth of the volume sheds new light on migration throughout the Caribbean region, as well as the formation of transnational identities in other parts of the world. This study is a must read for Caribbean studies specialists and postcolonial scholars. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. --Frederick H. Smith, North Carolina A & T State University