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100	1		_aNewton, Velma.
245	1	4	_aThe silver men : _bWest Indian labour migration to Panama, 1850-1914 / _cVelma Newton.
250			_aRev. ed.
260			_aKingston, Jamaica : _bIan Randle; _bSir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, _c2004 c1987
300			_axvii, 213 p. : _bill. maps.; _c22 cm.
500			_a[Based on the author's thesis (M.A.--University of the West Indies, 1973)].
500			_aOriginally published 1984 by The Sir Arthur Lewis School of Social and Economic Studies (formerly ISER).
500			_a"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.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [186]-195) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_a"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.
651		0	_aPanama _xEmigration and immigration _xHistory.
651		0	_aWest Indies, British _xEmigration and immigration _xHistory.
651		0	_aPanama Canal (Panama) _xHistory.
610	2	0	_aPanama Railroad Co. _xHistory.
651		0	_aWest Indians _zPanama _xHistory.
650		0	_aAlien labour West Indian _zPanama.
650	1	7	_aWest-Indièers. _2gtt
650	1	7	_aArbeidsmigratie. _2gtt
650		4	_aCJC
650		4	_aColección Jhon Collins
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