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Raising Brooklyn : Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community /

Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-midd...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brown, Tamara Mose
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-middleclass families. Raising Brooklyn offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of these childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise. Tamara Mose Brown spent three years immersed in these Brooklyn communities: in public parks, public librar.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780814709351