Carol E. Kelley: Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>Reveals how four very different women seek a sense of belonging, identity, and home through the lifelong process of immigration<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439909454&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="1518_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1>Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home</h1> <H2>Women, Cultural Identity, and Community</H2> <h3>Carol E. Kelley</h3> <P>cloth 1-4399-0945-8 $84.50, Jan 13, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <br>paper 1-4399-0946-6 $27.95, Jan 13, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <br>Electronic Book 1-4399-0947-4 $27.95 <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <BR> 190 pp 6x9 </P><BLOCKQUOTE><I>"A valuable contribution to the immigration debate, </I>Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home<I> broadens the discourse about a humane immigration policy for uprooted family members neither seeking work nor separately documented." </I> <br>&#151<b>Mary Catherine Bateson</b>, author of <I>Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom</I><I></I></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>The effect of immigration on individual lives is not short-lived. Those who stay permanently in an adopted country go through a continual process of adjustment and learning about both their new country and themselves. The four women profiled in Carol Kelley's poignant book, who moved to new countries not for economic or political reasons, but for marriage, education, or career, challenge immigrant stereotypes as their lives are transformed. <P>The intimate stories of these "accidental" immigrants broaden conventional notions of home. From a Maori woman who moves to Norway to the daughter of an Iranian diplomat now living in France, Kelley weaves together these stories of the personal and emotional effects of immigration with interdisciplinary discussions drawn from anthropology and psychology. Ultimately, she reveals how the lifelong process of immigration affects each woman's sense of identity and belonging and contributes to better understanding today's globalized society. <BR> <h2>Excerpt</h2><P>Excerpt available at <a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress">www.temple.edu/tempress</a></p> <BR> <h2>Reviews</h2> <p><i>"What accounts for choice in migration? What is the difference between accidental and economic migration? These questions are at the heart of this valuable book, which analyzes women’s immigration stories. One of the unique contributions of </i>Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home<i> is Kelley’s detailed and complex account of women who leave their country for the sake of marriage, adventure, and romance. Kelley also documents the lives of privileged women for whom immigrating to another country is not grounded in necessity, but rather in the idea of travel and self-exploration. The narratives, which span decades, bring to life the struggle that these women encounter as they reconfigure their notion of home and feelings of belonging. The compelling multidimensional, multifaceted narratives provide insights into identity formation in adopted countries."</I> <br>&#151<b>Sunil Bhatia</b>, Professor and Chair of Human Development at Connecticut College <p><i>"Building parallels among diverse stories, Kelley presents the physical and emotional journeys of four 'accidental immigrants.' Now middle-aged, these four women reflect on leaving their home country because of life choices like education or relationships. Anthropologist Kelley tackles issues of home, belonging, adjustment, transnationalism, acculturation, and the experience of being foreign through the eyes of her informants.... Kelley’s subjects are introspective and intelligent, and she examines the complexities of each set of circumstances."</i> <br>&#151<b>Publishers Weekly</b> <BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2> <P><b>Carol E. Kelley</b> is an anthropologist and former lawyer who has worked as a research consultant for universities and nonprofit organizations.</P> <BR><H2>Subject Categories</H2> <p><A HREF="/tempress/immigration.html" TARGET="_top">Immigration Studies</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/women.html" TARGET="_top">Women's Studies</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/anthropology.html" TARGET="_top">Anthropology</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439909454&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="copyright.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Web Copyright Policy';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Web Copyright Policy">©</a> 2013 <a href="http://www.temple.edu" target="new" onMouseOver="window.status='Link to Temple University home page';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Link to Temple University home page">Temple University</a>. 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