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The silver men : West Indian labour migration to Panama, 1850-1914 / Velma Newton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle; Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, 2004 c1987Edition: Rev. edDescription: xvii, 213 p. : ill. maps.; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9766371326 (pbk.)
  • 9789766371326 (pbk.)
  • 9764000649
  • 9789764000648
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.6/27290787
LOC classification:
  • 114 JV 7429 N566s 2004
Contents:
The movement and its origins: 1. The West Indian background; 2. The Lure of the Isthmus; 3. Emigration policies; 4.Recruiting labourers; 5. The characterand magnitude of emigration; 6. Effects on the british West Indies--- The West Indian experience in Panama: 7. Roots; 8. Life with the Panama railroad and french canal companies, 1850-1903; 9. Life with the Yankee Boss 1903-1914; 10. The West Indian minority in Panama.
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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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 114 JV 7429 N566s 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000072760

[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"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-195) and index.

The movement and its origins: 1. The West Indian background; 2. The Lure of the Isthmus; 3. Emigration policies; 4.Recruiting labourers; 5. The characterand magnitude of emigration; 6. Effects on the british West Indies--- The West Indian experience in Panama: 7. Roots; 8. Life with the Panama railroad and french canal companies, 1850-1903; 9. Life with the Yankee Boss 1903-1914; 10. The West Indian minority in Panama.

"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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