The silver men : West Indian labour migration to Panama, 1850-1914 /
"Highlights the role of West Indies in building the Panama Railroad and Canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Shows that the migration to Panama had more far-reaching demographic and economic consequences on the British West Indies than is generally contributed to the still popular con...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Kingston, Jamaica :
Ian Randle,
2004.
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Highlights the role of West Indies in building the Panama Railroad and Canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Shows that the migration to Panama had more far-reaching demographic and economic consequences on the British West Indies than is generally contributed to the still popular conception of extra-regional migration as one of the best avenues to economic nd social betterment. Also examines the social position of th Panamanians of West Indian descent and concludes that their assimilation was still not complete even up to the end of the 20th century."--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Item Description: | [Based on the author's thesis (M.A.--University of the West Indies, 1973)]. Originally published 1984 by The Sir Arthur Lewis School of Social and Economic Studies (formerly ISER). "Cover image: 'Arrival at Cristobal of S.S. Ancon with 1,500 laborers from Barbados, Deck Scene, Sept. 2, 1909'. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Photographic Division, Washington"--title page verso. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 213 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [186]-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789766378110 (electronic bk.) 9766378118 (electronic bk.) |