Migration, Mining, and the African Diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : Guyana in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries / / by B. Josiah |
Autore | Josiah B |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2011.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.626609881 |
Soggetto topico |
Africa - History
Great Britain - History International economic relations America - History Social history History, Modern African History History of Britain and Ireland International Political Economy’ History of the Americas Social History Modern History |
ISBN |
1-283-38091-9
9786613380913 0-230-33801-1 |
Classificazione | HIS033000HIS037060HIS037070HIS001000POL023000HIS054000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 African Diaspora Migrant Miners and Guyana's El Dorado; 2 Migration and Mining Strategies in a Colonial Society; 3 Mining Factors in a Diversified Economy; 4 The Perils of Labor in Mining: Migration and Mortality; 5 Aspects of Infrastructure Development: Gold and Diamonds; 6 Another Approach: Organizing Bauxite Production; 7 Evolving Relations: Mining and Trade Unionism
8 Internal Migration and Village Dynamics: Families and Communities Coping9 Knowledge Transfer and Cooperativism: Agriculture and Mining Eras; 10 African Continuities, Jewels, and Economic Linkages to Mining; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789892803321 |
Josiah B | ||
New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Migration, mining, and the African diaspora : Guyana in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / / Barbara P. Josiah |
Autore | Josiah Barbara P |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.6/26609881 |
Soggetto topico |
Mineral industries - Social aspects - Guyana - History
Mineral industries - Economic aspects - Guyana - History Mineral industries - Environmental aspects - Guyana - History Mines and mineral resources - Guyana - History Miners - Guyana - Economic conditions - 19th century Miners - Guyana - Economic conditions - 20th century Miners - Guyana - Social conditions - 19th century Miners - Guyana - Social conditions - 20th century Migrant labor - Guyana - History African diaspora |
ISBN |
1-283-38091-9
9786613380913 0-230-33801-1 |
Classificazione | HIS033000HIS037060HIS037070HIS001000POL023000HIS054000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 African Diaspora Migrant Miners and Guyana's El Dorado; 2 Migration and Mining Strategies in a Colonial Society; 3 Mining Factors in a Diversified Economy; 4 The Perils of Labor in Mining: Migration and Mortality; 5 Aspects of Infrastructure Development: Gold and Diamonds; 6 Another Approach: Organizing Bauxite Production; 7 Evolving Relations: Mining and Trade Unionism
8 Internal Migration and Village Dynamics: Families and Communities Coping9 Knowledge Transfer and Cooperativism: Agriculture and Mining Eras; 10 African Continuities, Jewels, and Economic Linkages to Mining; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815195203321 |
Josiah Barbara P | ||
New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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