Songs of the Women Migrants
Author | : Deborah James |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2019-07-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474469579 |
ISBN-13 | : 1474469574 |
Rating | : 4/5 (574 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Songs of the Women Migrants by : Deborah James
Download or read book Songs of the Women Migrants written by Deborah James and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an account of how migrant women, whose lives and experiences have heretofore been neglected in the pages of academic scholarship, dance and sing the vibrant and expressive musical style of kiba. In so doing, they build an identity as autonomous breadwinners whose aspirations and values are nonetheless rooted in 'tradition'.