Reviews
"Vividly written...Mose Brown's own voice is especially poignant; her reflexivity about her relationships to others as a researcher, fellow New Yorker and mother is a model for contemporary ethnography." -Joanna Dreby,author of Divided by Borders: Mexican Migrants and their Children, "A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's--and America's--children. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography." -Philip Kasinitz,co-author of Inheriting the City, Brown has done a masterful job--as a participant observer--of reflecting the everyday world of female domestic laborers. While she, herself, straddles two worlds--belonging to an Afro Caribbean community that is victimized by racism while simultaneously having the financial resources to hire a part-time nanny to care for her two children--her ethnic identity allowed her access to an insular community. The result is both fascinating and compelling., ( &8220;Outsiders can only wonder what West Indian caregivers say to each other as they sit on park benches watching their charges. Mose Brown gives us the answer, in an insightful and fascinating account of how these women create their own social worlds in public spaces. A revealing sociological portrait of women whose work and struggles command respect." )-(Julia Wrigley),(author of Education and Gender Equity ), The employment relationship between women illustrates how gender intersects with other factors (race, class, nationality, citizenship) to reveal deep meaning in the lifes and work of the women on both sides of the social divid, "Despite economic and cultural marginalization, the West Indian child-care providers profiled in this ethnography carve out strong identities. Congregating in public spaces, such as parks, in majority-white, gentrified Brooklyn, the nannies assert themselves as integral members of their neighborhoods." - Ms. Magazine, Despite economic and cultural marginalization, the West Indian child-care providers profiled in this ethnography carve out strong identities. Congregating in public spaces,such as parks, in majority-white, gentrified Brooklyn, the nannies assert themselves as integral members of their neighborhoods., "A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's - and America's - children. Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography." Philip Kasinitz, co-author ofInheriting the City, "Brown has done a masterful job'e"as a participant observer'e"of reflecting the everyday world of female domestic laborers. While she, herself, straddles two worlds'e"belonging to an Afro Caribbean community that is victimized by racism while simultaneously having the financial resources to hire a part-time nanny to care for her two children'e"her ethnic identity allowed her access to an insular community. The result is both fascinating and compelling." -www.ElevateDifference.com, &8220;Outsiders can only wonder what West Indian caregivers say to each other as they sit on park benches watching their charges. Mose Brown gives us the answer, in an insightful and fascinating account of how these women create their own social worlds in public spaces. A revealing sociological portrait of women whose work and struggles command respect., Part of a vibrant tradition of ethnographic studies of domestic work, Tamara Mose Brown'sRaising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Communityprovides a richly detailed description of the community networks of West Indian childcare providers in gentrifying Brooklyn. Drawing on three years of research, including both participant observation and in-depth interviews, Brown illuminates how these women navigate their employee-employer relations, as well as race, class, and gender categories as they move between private and public space., "Despite economic and cultural marginalization, the West Indian child-care providers profiled in this ethnography carve out strong identities. Congregating in public spaces, such as parks, in majority-white, gentrified Brooklyn, the nannies assert themselves as integral members of their neighborhoods." - Ms. Magazine, ( "Mose Brown has entered the hidden realm of West Indian childcare workers and produced a remarkable picture of urban life. This is fine grained, careful ethnography that reveals the taken for granted intimacies and politics of everyday experience." )-(Mitchell Duneier),(author of Sidewalk ), Part of a vibrant tradition of ethnographic studies of domestic work, Tamara Mose Browns Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community provides a richly detailed description of the community networks of West Indian childcare providers in gentrifying Brooklyn. Drawing on three years of research, including both participant observation and in-depth interviews, Brown illuminates how these women navigate their employee-employer relations, as well as race, class, and gender categories as they move between private and public space., A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's-and America's-children. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography., "Brown has done a masterful job--as a participant observer--of reflecting the everyday world of female domestic laborers. While she, herself, straddles two worlds--belonging to an Afro Caribbean community that is victimized by racism while simultaneously having the financial resources to hire a part-time nanny to care for her two children--her ethnic identity allowed her access to an insular community. The result is both fascinating and compelling." -www.ElevateDifference.com, In Raising Brooklyn, Tamara Rose Brown presents a vibrant account of the robust social worlds created by West Indian babysitters...[she] has taken us inside a frequently seen but little-understood social world and has unpacked how it works to nurture its members., "In Raising Brooklyn, Tamara Rose Brown presents a vibrant account of the robust social worlds created by West Indian babysitters...[she] has taken us inside a frequently seen but little-understood social world and has unpacked how it works to nurture its members." -Cameron Macdonald, American Journal of Sociology, Despite economic and cultural marginalization, the West Indian child-care providers profiled in this ethnography carve out strong identities. Congregating in public spaces, such as parks, in majority-white, gentrified Brooklyn, the nannies assert themselves as integral members of their neighborhoods., InRaising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, asn Caribbeans Creating Community, Tamara Mose Brown gives a public voice to the concerns, hopes, and fears of West Indian child-care workers of Brooklyn, a tight-knit community of first-generation women who tend thousands of the city's children each day in its public parks., "Vividly written…Mose Brown'e(tm)s own voice is especially poignant; her reflexivity about her relationships to others as a researcher, fellow New Yorker and mother is a model for contemporary ethnography." -Joanna Dreby,author of Divided by Borders: Mexican Migrants and their Children, "The employment relationship between women illustrates how gender intersects with other factors (race, class, nationality, citizenship) to reveal deep meaning in the lifes and work of the women on both sides of the social divide" -E. Hu-DeHart, Choice, "Mose Brown has entered the hidden realm of West Indian childcare workers and produced a remarkable picture of urban life. This is fine grained, careful ethnography that reveals the taken for granted intimacies and politics of everyday experience." -Mitchell Duneier,author of Sidewalk, "[An] engrossing look at the Caribbean community of child care workers in Brooklyn, NY" - Library Journal ,, "In Raising Brooklyn, public spaces and social networks become the context for an engaging narrative." -Rosanna Hertz, Women's Review of Books, "[An] engrossing look at the Caribbean community of child care workers in Brooklyn, NY" - Library Journal, "A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's--and America'schildren. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography." -Philip Kasinitz,co-author of Inheriting the City, "A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's-and America's-children. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography." -Philip Kasinitz,co-author of Inheriting the City, Mose Brown has entered the hidden realm of West Indian childcare workers and produced a remarkable picture of urban life. This is fine grained, careful ethnography that reveals the taken for granted intimacies and politics of everyday experience., ( "A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's-and America's-children. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography." )-(Philip Kasinitz),(co-author of Inheriting the City ), "A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's - and America's - children. Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography." Philip Kasinitz, co-author of Inheriting the City, In Raising Brooklyn, Public Spaces and Social Networks Become the Context for an Engaging Narrative., "In Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, asn Caribbeans Creating Community, Tamara Mose Brown gives a public voice to the concerns, hopes, and fears of West Indian child-care workers of Brooklyn, a tight-knit community of first-generation women who tend thousands of the city's children each day in its public parks." -Catherine Bailey,Zocalo Public Square, "Vividly written…Mose Brown's own voice is especially poignant; her reflexivity about her relationships to others as a researcher, fellow New Yorker and mother is a model for contemporary ethnography." -Joanna Dreby,author of Divided by Borders: Mexican Migrants and their Children, Vividly writtenMose Brown's own voice is especially poignant; her reflexivity about her relationships to others as a researcher, fellow New Yorker and mother is a model for contemporary ethnography., A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklynsand Americas--children. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography., ( "Vividly written…Mose Brown's own voice is especially poignant; her reflexivity about her relationships to others as a researcher, fellow New Yorker and mother is a model for contemporary ethnography." )-(Joanna Dreby),(author of Divided by Borders: Mexican Migrants and their Children ), &8220;Outsiders can only wonder what West Indian caregivers say to each other as they sit on park benches watching their charges. Mose Brown gives us the answer, in an insightful and fascinating account of how these women create their own social worlds in public spaces. A revealing sociological portrait of women whose work and struggles command respect." -Julia Wrigley,author of Education and Gender Equity, ( "[An] engrossing look at the Caribbean community of child care workers in Brooklyn, NY" )-( Library Journal ),(), "Part of a vibrant tradition of ethnographic studies of domestic work, Tamara Mose Brown's Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community provides a richly detailed description of the community networks of West Indian childcare providers in gentrifying Brooklyn. Drawing on three years of research, including both participant observation and in-depth interviews, Brown illuminates how these women navigate their employee-employer relations, as well as race, class, and gender categories as they move between private and public space." - The Teachers College Record, In Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, asn Caribbeans Creating Community, Tamara Mose Brown gives a public voice to the concerns, hopes, and fears of West Indian child-care workers of Brooklyn, a tight-knit community of first-generation women who tend thousands of the city's children each day in its public parks., A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklynsand Americaschildren. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography., "A sensitive and nuanced glimpse into the lives of the women who raise so many of Brooklyn's--and America's-children. Mose Brown has given us a deeply compelling and timely ethnography." -Philip Kasinitz,co-author of Inheriting the City
