The West Indian in Panama
Author | : Lancelot S. Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Lancelot S. Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Velma Newton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
"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.
Author | : Lancelot Sebastian Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Trevor O'Reggio |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780761832379 |
Slight revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago.
Author | : Michael L. Conniff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Black people |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Olive Senior |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9789766404574 |
The epic story of the involvement of the tiny islands of the West Indies in providing the work force for the construction of the Panama Canal (1904-1914) and before that, the Panama Railroad (1850-1855), and the French attempt under de Lesseps to build the Panama Canal (1881-1889). Written by a West Indian, the book allows the voices of the participants to tell their stories alongside the official accounts.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Foreign workers, West Indian |
ISBN | : 9789766378110 |
"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."--Page 4 of cover.
Author | : Raymond Allan Davis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Discrimination in employment |
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Author | : Khemani Gibson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Blacks |
ISBN | : |
By the 1850s, less than twenty years after the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies, black West Indians began to exercise their newfound freedom by choosing to migrate to the Isthmus of Panama to start new lives and search for economic opportunities. Low wages, the lack of job opportunities and land ownership, and disenfranchisement inspired West Indians to seek other labor opportunities outside of the confines of their islands starting in 1881 with the French attempt of constructing the Panama Canal. When the French failed, the relatively young United States stepped in to finish the project. Although global politics are important, this project highlights the agency of the West Indian laborers that saw Panama as a land of economic opportunity despite the marginalization, racism, and exploitation they faced. The fortitude of the West Indians has not been studied yet it provides great insight into the men that made the construction of the Panama Canal possible. This work charts the West Indian immigrants experience in Panama to validate the importance of understanding a marginalized population in the larger stories of empire and the global economy. The departure from the tradition political history that surrounds the Panama Canal changes the conversation to focus more on the individual agency that West Indians exhibited throughout their time in Panama and how this agency allowed for the creation of a unique communal enclave and identity in Panama. Furthermore, it illuminates the important details concerning what happens to the West Indian community once the Canal is completed in 1914. Taking a transnational approach, this project explores how West Indian ambition allowed West Indians to reimagine their freedom and economic opportunity in the changing political and imperial dynamics of the Caribbean and Latin America.
Author | : Velma Newton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Panama |
ISBN | : 9789764000013 |