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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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Main Author:	Newton, Velma
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle, 2004.
Edition:	Revised edition.
Subjects:	Panama > Emigration and immigration > History. West Indies, British > Emigration and immigration > History. Panama Canal (Panama) > History. Panama Railroad Co. > History. West Indians > Panama > History. Foreign workers, West Indian > Panama. West-Indiërs. Arbeidsmigratie. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations. Electronic books.
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