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Migration, Mining, and the African Diaspora: Guyana in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Barbara P. P. Josiah
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Description for Migration, Mining, and the African Diaspora: Guyana in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Hardcover. Analyses the workers attraction to mining from agriculture, their concepts of 'order and progress', and how they shaped their lives rather than becoming mere victims of colonialism. This study is intended for scholars, students, and general audiences interested in additional views of colonialism, modernization, and diversified economies. Num Pages: 274 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
From the late 1800s, African workers migrated to the mineral-rich hinterland areas of Guyana, mined gold, diamonds, and bauxite; diversified the country's economy; and contributed to national development. Utilizing real estate, financial, and death records, as well as oral accounts of the labor migrants along with colonial officials and mining companies' information stored in National Archives in Guyana, Great Britain, and the U.S. Library of Congress, the study situates miners into the historical structure of the country's economic development. It analyzes the workers attraction to mining from agriculture, their concepts of "order and progress," and how they shaped their lives ... Read more
From the late 1800s, African workers migrated to the mineral-rich hinterland areas of Guyana, mined gold, diamonds, and bauxite; diversified the country's economy; and contributed to national development. Utilizing real estate, financial, and death records, as well as oral accounts of the labor migrants along with colonial officials and mining companies' information stored in National Archives in Guyana, Great Britain, and the U.S. Library of Congress, the study situates miners into the historical structure of the country's economic development. It analyzes the workers attraction to mining from agriculture, their concepts of "order and progress," and how they shaped their lives ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230115897
SKU
V9780230115897
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99-15
About Barbara P. P. Josiah
Barbara Josiah is an assistant professor of history at CUNY-John Jay College. She has published articles in The Journal of African American History andThe Journal of Caribbean History, among others.
Reviews for Migration, Mining, and the African Diaspora: Guyana in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
'Barbara Josiah, a US-based academic, has written a loving and detailed account of mining in Guyana in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century...a thorough piece of historical sociology...' -Richard Bourne, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, The Round Table