The Bahamas from slavery to servitude, 1783-1933 /:

"Highly important scholarly treatment of Bahamian socioeconomic history in post-emancipation period. In addition to examining last phases of slavery in both rural and urban settings, looks at export economies of salt, cotton, pineapples, and sponges, and their roles in emergence of mercantile m...

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1. Verfasser: Johnson, Howard, 1945-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©1996.
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Zusammenfassung:"Highly important scholarly treatment of Bahamian socioeconomic history in post-emancipation period. In addition to examining last phases of slavery in both rural and urban settings, looks at export economies of salt, cotton, pineapples, and sponges, and their roles in emergence of mercantile middle class. Concludes that partly because of flawed governmental policies, workers ended up in servitude and ultimately migrated to Miami"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvii, 218 pages) : map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-212) and index.
ISBN:0813019842
9780813019840

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