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Author: Blair Sackett ,
Annette Lareau
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9780520379046
ISBN 10: 0520379047
Pages: 207
Publication Date: 22 August 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
“We Thought it Would be Heaven is a convincing and accessible depiction of how refugee families in America navigate complexly interrelated institutions. . . . Refugee families . . . are astonished to learn how unequal and, at times, unjust America can be.” * Ethnic and Racial Studies * ""This is a beautifully written and clear book about the sometimes-ugly issues and often confusing situations which many refugees experience as they arrive in the United States and seek to make their lives there. . . . It is also an inspiring book, vividly relaying the views and feelings of members of families from the Democratic Republic of the Congo during their initial years in the US."" * Process North * ""As an ethnographic project catching the attention of the reader, presenting relatable research subjects, and eliciting empathy, We Thought It Would Be Heaven is a success."" * Social Forces *
“We Thought it Would be Heaven is a convincing and accessible depiction of how refugee families in America navigate complexly interrelated institutions. . . . Refugee families . . . are astonished to learn how unequal and, at times, unjust America can be.” * Ethnic and Racial Studies *
"“We Thought it Would be Heaven is a convincing and accessible depiction of how refugee families in America navigate complexly interrelated institutions. . . . Refugee families . . . are astonished to learn how unequal and, at times, unjust America can be.” * Ethnic and Racial Studies * ""This is a beautifully written and clear book about the sometimes-ugly issues and often confusing situations which many refugees experience as they arrive in the United States and seek to make their lives there. . . . It is also an inspiring book, vividly relaying the views and feelings of members of families from the Democratic Republic of the Congo during their initial years in the US."" * Process North *"
Author Information
Blair Sackett is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Her next book project follows refugee families in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. Annette Lareau is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Unequal Childhoods and Home Advantage.
